I wonder if all of the hullabaloo around the Clintons having a giant speaking slot at the Democratic convention is more than just giving them the chance to pass the torch - but an assertion that we are all in this together as Obama will be picking Clinton as his running mate. Why else would he give them so much airtime? Note how the hope and change message is gone. Russia creates an American conspiracy behind their invasion of Georgia. Apparently its all a plot by Dick Cheney to embarrass Obama. If thats the case then it really worked! At least we know now that Russia has not really changed. And Olympics controversy continues - do we use the world as our farm team? I mean the US Table Tennis team is full of Chinese expats.