It's clear the neocons view the Russian/Georgian conflict as an opportunity to rekindle the Cold War. Meanwhile, it's been comical listening to the right-wing noise machine attempting to blame Senator Obama for the situation.

President Bush's I got a "sense of his [Putin's] soul" comment still haunts this crowd; it makes it much more difficult to vilify Putin when their "serious" commander-in-cheif has been yucking it up with him.

Yesterday Senator McCain said: "In the 21st century, nations don't invade other nations." Today comedian Limbaugh, et al., are framing (and condeming) the conflict as Russia's quest to control oil flows. The irony is overwhelming.