http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/venezuela_russia

This appears to be another step in extending Russian influence from Georgia to Eastern Europe to Central America? Should we be concerned about the Venezaulan-Russian connection? We should prrobably more concerned with the Iranian-Russian connection (nuclear reactor my ass). 

We know where Sen. McCain stand on the war in Iraq; He is claiming that " the surge is working " and doesn't want any time frame for the US pull out until the " enemy is defeated ", and Iraq can function as a " stable democracy ". He wants to stay until the " job is done " ( whatever that means?) and he mentioned, in a speech, a few month ago  that  the " US could be in Iraq for  another 100 years ".

John McCain talked about foreign policy in Los Angeles today. The good news is, McCain is no Bush. The bad news is, McCain is McCain. Forgive my visceral reaction, then, but it can't be helped: Ugh.

This isn't good: