Good for Russia and Israel

I just saw on Russia Roday that there won't be a need for a visa for Russians visiting Israel for 90 days or less. Good for them, now only if there was no need for visas, but it's a good start. Hopefully this idea will catch on.

Russia-Georgia

The media is finally reporting on the war between Russia and Georgia. The media has automatically taken Georgia's side since, y'know, the Russians are always evil.
We hear of an alleged Russian bombing of an apartment building, but they attacked an ammo dump that was next to the apartments. Apparently good guys build highly destructive military installations next to residential areas, right?
There was a lot of talk of democracy. Okay, I'll bite. The South Ossetians want to be free from Georgia. They might want to join Russia or they might want their own country. I don't know, but I do know they don't want to be part of Georgia. Don't they have a right to leave if they feel like it?
Let's assumed the countries were different. Let's say Israel was a part of an arabic country. Let's also say that Israel decided to leave this nameless country. They voted to, but not everyone seems to recognize it. The arab country, over a decade later, decide to shell Jerusalem. Fourteen thunred are dead. Would the US not attack? This is the same situation. It seems like the Georgians started it all, yet they're the heroes. They shell a city (destroying about 80% of it) and they're martyrs. The Russians destroy an ammo dump next to an apartment builing and they're evil.
Now the press reports that the Russians are invading the heart of Georgia. The Georgian president declared war on them. He wants a cease-fire not even a day later.
I'm writing this because I'm utterly amazed at the hypocrisy of the two mainstream candidates and Americans in general. If Russia does it, it is evil, but we can go into any country we want and it's okay.
I understand this is the way politics works. I guess I should just laugh since it's so glaringly obvious it's actually a bit funny.

Russia and THE END OF THE WORLD

It's coming. You have your candles? :O
Again, too much is put on Russia. The Soviet Union did end. Everyone who says otherwise isn't well versed in what happened. They either don't know (like I didn't when I was a 15 year old neocon) or explain it via conspiracy theories that are way too elaborate to actually happen.
Why was Boris loved? He ran Russia into the toilet. Not because he brought freedom, but because he made Russia weak. Putin is hated beause he's good for Russia.
I read "thank God for NATO" but that's one of the the sources of the problem. Thank God for the problem?
What about the big hullabaloo about the *gasp* bombers over our ships. OUR SHIPS!!! Over international waters. There was no law broken. Get over it, America. Russia is not out to get you, they're just trying to become strong again. Instead of trying to kill the infant in the crib, why not try to be friends?
Wait, I forgot...our leaders are like little kids. They can't stand being friends with someone trying to be their equal.
And no, the world isn't going to end anytime soon. Things were worse in the past. Trust me. get rid of your martyr complex.
But I don't like Russia for rejecting Pepsi over Coke. Sure Pepsi was big in the USSR, but Pepsi is better!

Post Debate Thoughts

I would have done some pre-debate thoughts, but like I said, I'd rather not write about politics on Sundays. No posts yesterday because I was feeling sick and didn't do anything interesting.
Anyway, the debate was interesting. Not quite great like the FNC folks were saying, but still interesting. Ron Paul isn't on the end of the group anymore, which is good.
I hated the Rudy-Mitt-John-Fred love fest that went on in the beginning. Of course, I hate anything involving the popular warmongers.
My favorite part was the gay marriage amendment question to Ron Paul.
"You're not conservative! You voted against a marriage ammendment! Ha ha! Zing!"
"It's a religious thing, and the only reason the state got into that business was for heath reasons!"
Reverse zing! Ron Paul was booed a few times. Now that's interesting. Most of the folks there were Romneyites, so it makes sense. I wonder how many people listened to the boo's instead of what he said?
I think it was McCain that wanted to build the missile defense system in Eastern Europe, which probably is the sentiment of the other frontrunners. Too bad it breaks a treaty we had with the Russians. We break a treaty, and somehow they're the bad guys? Yeesh! McCain's "Lol wen I b lookin at Putin I b seein a Kay uh Gee an-a bee" was a bit repetitive. Yet more coldwar mentality. When I stopped being a neocon, I wondered about their mentality. Now it's coming true. I'm not prophet, anyone could have seen that coming from a mile away!
Finally, what's up with the Hillary=Ron because of the war? They're completely different. Actually, when it's election time, I bet Hillary is going to become less lefty, and Rudy less righty. Then what's the difference? More smearing by FNC, but it's okay because it was in the form of a question HA-HA!
Afterwards, they had their little "spin room" thing. They sure spun Ron Paul winning the text votes. I thought I'd never type this, but Viva Colmes! At least he has one advocate on that evil channel. Stacking the votes...haha!
Well, at least Hannity was a bit nicer to him to his face. He asked if he would endorse the Republican. He said no. Then I think he asked if he would endorse the Libertarian. Best answer given in this spin room episode-maybe. That's right, there's no groupthink in every party.
Calm down, calm down. Yes, there is groupthink in the Republican Party...her name is Hillary. "Vote for the Republican, or else Hillary will win!"
The sad thing is...Hillary would be better than Rudy, Mitt, Fred, or John.
And I'm actually as conservative as they come...
Edit-I forgot that Rudy said Marriage was not just a Religious institution, but a civil one as well. This guy calls himself a Catholic and writes it off as being bad at it? Being bad at it would be falling into the same sins, not totally disagreeing with common Church sense. The differences between Rudy and Henry VIII are slowly eroding.

Fred Thompson is Ronald Reagan, darn it!

Guys, sorry to say, but Ronald Reagan is dead. Not so sorry to say that the USSR is dead, though.
Fred Thompson apparently didn't get the memo. I saw on Countdown that he referred to Russia as the Soviet Union. Yep, the neocons have a cold war fetish alright.
Yes, Putin used the red star as the official military logo. Guess what? It's been the unofficial logo even during Yeltsin's time. He is not using the Soviet national anthem, but he is using the tune (which, I hate to say, is pretty rad, maaaaaaan).
I'm seriously wondering about a war with Russia. Just leave Putin alone if you don't like him. He's not our problem. If anything, we should try to be friends with Russia. The Cold War is over and not coming back unless we provoke it.
*Patiently waits for a Putin-Hitler comparison*