Bucco, it seems to me that you were the critic of the ways in which the candidates reacted to the situation in Georgia. A few messages earlier you said, "...just in case you hadnt (sic) heard Sen Mcain (sic) spoke directly to the President of Georgia...Sen Obama had a statement released !" I suppose you'll say that it was a statement of fact. But I read it as a clear criticism of the way Senator Obama reacted compared to Senator McCain.

Since this thread began, Senator McCain has now announced that he's sending his emissaries (Senators Lieberman and Graham) to meet with the Russians. Our current President sent his Secretary of State to extract a cease fire agreement from the President of Georgia--the country that was invaded! (By the way, reporters are saying that there is little or no evidence of any organized Georgia army--this in spite of the fact that we have given Georgia hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid since their independence.)

President Bush then announced that an anti-missle defense installation would be built by the U.S. in Poland (there Russkies, take that!). The Russians responded saying that such a facility must be taken out, with nuclear weapons if necessary.

Then the piece de resistance. Just before boarding his helicopter to take off for a two-week vacation on his ranch, Bush made a speech in which he said, "Bullying other countries is no way to conduct diplomacy in the 21st century." Whaaat?

Who's in charge here? Does what we say really mean anything to anyone anymore? What are all our "friends and allies" in NATO and the UN saying? The Eastern European countries are a whole lot closer to the problem than we are and they don't seem to be too concerned or willing to get involved.

Ahhh, maybe it's better that Dubya just go on vacation and stay there and let the candidates govern the country.