P. J. O'Rourke Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
I wrote a letter to Gorbachev warning him that trouble was brewing. He replied, 'Alexander, you overestimate their intelligence and courage.' In July, I resigned. I said, 'Something's cooking, I can sense it.' He ignored me and went on holiday,
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P. J. O'Rourke