[milkncookies]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is the communist dialectic. (check it out). Briefly it is their one step forward, two steps backward philosophy.
Wherever they (the communists) seem to be headed (in policy and politics), rest assured it is an illusion.

[texasbluebell]

I'm sure you're right.

And I might add, we're fortunate in that Condi Rice is GW's right hand in all this. She's an expert on Russia. I'll bet she knows what's up if anyone does...