Purplevision

In between Olympic headlines there has been all this pesky news about Georgia...

With the 3 year anniversary of Katrina next week, one can add another plum accomplishment to President Bush's resume. Not only has he revived the Cold War with Russia, he has started a hot war with them.

While most American's probably think Georgia is somewhere between Tennessee and Florida, I have found it pretty disturbing to watch Russia invade their neighbor while we impotently sit on our hands. Or send Condi to make, "uhhhh", weak speeches. Same diff.

Hope you enjoyed your freedom Georgia because the past few years are probably all you will get. Unless of course Putin changes his mind (and he is one of the scariest and most dangerous men alive, much more of a threat than Saddam ever was). While this president crows about "freedom" we dont do much about it unless the country involved has oil - Kuwait and Iraq.

On the one hand, it is hard to listen to McCain try to sound enthusiastic and patriotic about Georgian rights. Their problems seem so far away, like such a distraction from EIGHT GOLD MEDALS!!!, and so militarily impossible. After all, we are busted broke and our military is worn out from two failed conflicts.

On the other hand, NATO in particular and the US in general were supposed to champion the rights and freedom of invaded countries, especially against Russia. But those days seem behind us now. Another example of our fading glory, a symbol of another era.

It wouldn't surprise me if Russia continues to rebuild their former empire and we just watch it on TV. In high def.