INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 21, 2014)— It doesn’t appear Indiana Sen. Dan Coats is too upset after it was announced he was banned from traveling to Russia.
The senator, along with five other members of Congress and three White House aides, was banned from entering the country soon after President Barack Obama announced more sanctions on high-ranking Russian officials and associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sen. Coats has been very outspoken about taking action against Russia following Moscow’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine.
Friday, the senator took a play from Late Show host David Letterman’s handbook and tweeted out the top 10 things he wouldn’t be allowed to do while he’s banned.
10. I won’t be able to complete my granddaughter’s Russian doll collection
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
9. I won’t be able to compare the Bolshoi Opera House with the Palladium in Carmel
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
8. I’ll never learn the Russian name for our dog Hoosier
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
7. I won’t be able to ski on the slushy slopes of Sochi
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
6. I won’t be able to buy Marsha a Russian mink coat for Christmas
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
5. I won’t be able to counsel Duma members on how to say no to a President
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
4. I’ll have to cancel my tennis match with Maria Sharapova
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
3. I won’t be able to compare Russiaville, IN with Russia
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
2. I won’t be able to see if borscht really does taste just like pork tenderloin
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
1. Our summer vacation in Siberia is a no go
— Senator Dan Coats (@SenDanCoats) March 21, 2014
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