invasion

It took a while for me to get over my sense of invasion when Sarah Palin appeared on SNL (I never feel that when other Republicans appear), but the bust-a-cap-in-a-moose rap was indeed a priceless moment that keeps on giving every time I see it:

Daniel Larison doesn’t understand why the Bush Administration’s proposed solution to the financial crisis is not hitting the American ear with more skepticism:

Wall Street all of a sudden favors Government intervention into the economy, as evidenced by the 400 point spike at the Dow. Now, when it comes to setting a minimum wage for which to pay American workers, or a program to ensure that all Americans have adequate health care...then that is an invasion of Government into the private market.

Invasion, aggression, torture… Bush’s new “American Values”
Speaking to reporters about the situation in Georgia, Sen. John McCain denounced the aggressive posture of Russia by claiming that: “in the 21st century nations don’t invade other nations.”
heh…

History, that is.
Call me easily distracted, but the Olympic Games (the back story of the Olympic Games is probably more accurate) combined with Russia’s invasion of Georgia in the past week or so have gotten me dwelling on foreign policy. Too bad I couldn’t have been on vacation in Hawaii.
Anyway, I just [...]

The party's over for investors in non-defense foreign industry:

In a commentary in Investor's Business Daily, Dan McGroarty explains why Russia's

Sharon Cobb reacts the the apparent cessation of hostilities in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia:

According to the BBC, Russia has ended its military operation against Georgia. French President Sarkozy is in Moscow to negotiate with both sides.

According to the BBC, Russia has ended its military operation against Georgia.
French President Sarkozy is in Moscow to negotiate with both sides.

Condi Rice won't cut short her vacation, and president Bush stayed in China during the invasion and is back at the White House doing nothing but giving lip service.