Temagami... The current president already has that title, get your fact straight...

Opinions are NOT facts.

Davis

PROFOUND.

Very interesting that McCain's aide (lobbyist) lobbied for Georgia. This was reported in the Washington Post today. The media has got asks McWar about his lobbyist connections with Georgia.

I thought Bush was always taking a lot of time off anyway.
Isn't he the President that is known for having the most vacation days taken compared to any other presidency??

I don't think George Bush is a good President. His arrogance, his demeanor, and his inability to see his own faults and hypocrysy will always make him our worst President in history.

I just hope whoever follows his footsteps can repair the damage he's done.

I also would like to see Obama as President even though he seems a little prejudiced.

He seems well liked and respected by other countries and he might be able to solve a lot of problems with diplomacy.

And he might be able to solve at least a few problems facing america.

Finally. First Louisiana. Now Georgia.

Just Thinking,
So you suppose that Obama is the ticket, with his knee-jerk appeasement?

I think the Georgians believe the US had given tacit approval for the invasion. Just like the coup-plotters who tried to overthrow Chavez in Venezuela. But when push came to shove, the US was nowhere to be found. Instead of flying to Moscow and solving this before it got out of hand, Bush decided to watch beach volleyball. Now Bush/Cheney are trying to make Russia our enemy again and create another cold war as their going away gift. Thanks for nothing fellas...

Bush had to cut his vacation "SHORT"??? He has been on vacation 4 times this year so far..At a cost of millions of dollars to the tax payer, for his $26,000 an hour operations cost of Air Force-1 flights, security etc. He has either been on vacation or "OUT TO LUNCH" for the last 7 1/2 years...Mostly "OUT TO LUNCH"..The Bobble Head Idiot.

John McCain has exploited the Georgia tragedy by pre-empting the President in a serious breach of protocol. He is not the President.
His blustering without facts, for political advantage, has put him at a serious disadvantage in future dealing with other international countries.
Americans need a President who can control his temper and act with dignity and restraint.
Perhaps wanting to seem strong to the voters and support his employee (who lobbies for Georgia)got the better of his reason.
Obama was clear in support of the President and the facts. He is not now nor has he ever been an appeaser.
Your readers need to check the facts.
McCain holidays every weekend in one of his wife's six or seven homes.
That may be why he has missed so many Senate votes--energy, immigration, etc.

You Obama supporters are scary !!

One of the few things that the Russians respect is strength. JFK knew this, he was the last "real man" that sat in the Oval Office from the Dem party.
I'm sure the Russians would love to see BO in the White House. BO doesn't have the intelligence, experience or the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the Russians. The Russians know they could do anything they want while BO is trying to find a nice polite way to ask them to stop.
At least McCain understands the Russians.

Well it was Georgia that invaded Ossteria... what ever it's called that started the whole thing. Why is Russia being chastised for helping that region out?. Why isn't this silly Georgian president being scolded? By not scolding this Georgian pres Bush is as much saying that Georgia didn't do anything wrong when in fact they did. The world is tired of Bush ruling the world and meddling in foreign affairs. Heck I'm an American and I'm sick of this power hungry idiot. If Bush admits Georgia was wrong Russia would leave immediately. I don't blame Russia for what they did. I think it was more prove a point to Bush then the Georgian people. It's about time somebody stands up to Bush. He's not very intelligent. And no I am not voting for McCain. (McBush) We are going to live in a dysfunctional USA no matter who's president. I think it's just time for a new set of disfunction's caused by the Democratic party.

This is just a beginning of what the other nations put America to attest of her strenght. Thanks to Obama! Russians must love Obama dearly in the process of restoring the Soviet Union regime. Wake up, Americans.

McCain08: Looks like Russia is doing exactly what it wants right now.Ooooh they are really afraid of us . We're too impotent from Bush's foreign policy to threaten anyone. Georgia president obviously expected us to back him. Why do you suppose that was? McCain's campaign has Georgia's top lobbyist on his payroll. Thats why.....

Spare the rod, spoil the child. Through out 20th century politics and many American presidents there has always been a need for a strong hand in handling Russia. This goes way back before WWI with the Bolsheviks, Lenin and other Russian leaders.

Look at JFK and his stand down with Krushev over missiles in Cuba. You don't negotiate with Russia with speeches and soft language. Yes, diplomacy is needed in this situation but, it is done through strength. Remember the words "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" spoken by a strong president Reagan.

Ever wonder why the dog bit you? He sensed your fear. We are vulnerable right now with Iraq and an impending election. Putin knows this and is trying to take advantage of this situation.

McCain is in over his head.

I've never seen a mistake so idiotic and potentially so damaging by a presidential candidate as his, "we are Georgians."

He still doesn't seem to understand the implications of these words. If we're Georgians, then any Russian action in Georgia is an act of war against the United States.

I'm sure that's how Russia and Georgia both took his words, though both understand he's not the president. Georgia, however, seems to think McCain spoke for the administration because now they're making false claims of U.S. military involvement and asking where's the "deeds" that ought to be going along with McCain's words.

independent minded - I generally agree with your point. However, I hope you agree that standing up to Russia from a position of strength first requires actually having a position of strength.

That said, we do have some cards to play. But I also hope you agree they need to be played with some basic level of diplomatic competence. Unless we want war with Russia, we shouldn't blunder our way into one.

Now this Georgian pres is saying the US is going to take over Georgia. This guy is cracking up under pressure. The USA will never admit to that. Somebody is going to eventually take this Gorgian president out. It's coming. His days are numbers at the conveeniance of the USA. And we thought Chavez was a nut job.

Having invaded Iraq on the pretext of a premptive war based on questionable if not outright, Bush and company have no credibility in dealing with the Russian incursion into Georgia.