Who Will Be Clinton’s VP?

Obama has made some serious blunders in the past few weeks.  He Has cost himself the nomination of the Democratic Party.  The first major Blunder was agreeing to allow Clinton’s name on the roll call at the convention in Denver.  The second blunder was his tough stance on the Russia-Georgia conflict.  Clinton said during the primaries that she would be reafdy to lead on day one, and Obama was too inexperienced to lead.  On Russia and Georgia, Obama sternly rebuked both countries, saying they both needed to “show restraint.” 

In the Democratic Party rules, the delegates are not locked into who to vote for until they actually vote.  Now hillary can make the legitimate argument that Obama is too inexperienced to run the nation.  Rest assured, Clinton people are working the delegates right now, even while she shows public support for Obama.  When the delegates cast their votes in Denver, Clintoon will have the nomination, and Obama will be left wondering how this could happen.

Forget asking who will be Obama’s VP pick.  Ask, instead, who will be Clinton’s VP pick.

Russia violates Ceasefire Agreement With Georgia

Russia signed a ceasefire agreement that should have had them out of Georgian territory on monday, it is now Thursday.  Where do we stand?  Russia has dug in and set up a “security buffer zone” that is manned only by Russian troops.  That buffer zone covers half of Georgia.  Russia has demanded that Georgian troops be restricted to their permanent posts.  Why are Russian troops not restricted to “their” permanent posts?  Russia has stolen US military vehicles, and threatened the nations of Poland and Czechoslovakia for having the audacity to aquire defense missile systems.  Meanwhile the world does what?  Essentially we tell Russia that they need to “play nice”.  They have been compared to a spoiled child just trying to get attention.  If Russia wants attention, and wants to act like a “spoiled child”, then Russia should get attention and get treated like a “spoiled child”, Russia should gets its “spoiled ass” busted.

The Myth of Russian Withdrawal From Georgia

Russia signed a ceasefire agreement with Georgia.  Russia was supposed to withdraw its forces from Georgia on monday.  Russia is still in Georgia.  There have been some interesting quotes in the news today that show Russia’s true intentions towards Georgia.

Russian Foreign Minister Segei Lavrov accused NATO of bias and wanting to support a “criminal regime” in Tbilisi.  He also said the withdrawal depended on Georgian troops depended on Georgian troops returning to their permanent bases.  It is curious and ominous that Russia insists on Georgian troops being restricted within their own country while Russia does not have the same restrictions.

In Brussels, Russian Ambasador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said,”certainly there will be changes in our cooperation with NATO and we will have changes in the volume, the quality and the timeframe in our consultations and meetings.” 

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said,”the world has seen that even today, there are political morons who are ready to kill innocent and defenseless people in order to satisfy their self-serving interests, while compensating for their own inability to resolve complicated issues by using the most terrible solution-by exterminating an entire people.”  That is an interesting comment coming from the same Russia that funded S. Ossetian seperatists, encouraging them to attack Georgians, then, miracuously, Russian was ready to step in with a full scale invasion only hours after Georgian forces tried to stop the seperatist attacks.

Russia is still in Georgia today.  Russia will still be in Georgia tomorrow.  Ruussia will still be in Georgia next week.  Russia will not pull out of Georgia until the world steps in to push Russia out of Georgia.  And the Ukrainians and Poles, and all othe countries that were once part of the Soviet Union have reason to be concerned.  They are next, after them all of Europe.  Then us.  Russia must be stopped now.