LOOKING FOR PEACE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES:

Shot: “Once lauded as a peacemaker, Obama’s tenure fraught with war.”*

—Headline, AP today.

Chaser: “A giant poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin was draped along the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday afternoon. The massive banner featured the Russian leader in a suit and tie against the backdrop of the country’s flag along with the word ‘peacemaker’ emblazoned at the bottom.”

—The New York Post, today.

* “What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”