Keep digging. We've almost reached bottom.

BUSH: I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world, like Iraq, where there’s a free press and free religion. And I told him that a lot of people in our country would hope that Russia will do the same thing. I fully understand, however, that there will be a Russian-style democracy.

PUTIN: We certainly would not want to have same kind of democracy as they have in Iraq, quite honestly.

BUSH: Just wait.

- Even Putin beats George like a pinata. So much for that strong leader the GOP keeps trying to tell us we have.

Great news! The economy is stagnating so this will help any fears about inflation. So sayeth the new Federal Reserve chief.

The American Bar Association has concluded that Bush is violating the Constitution. Not a revelation per se, just nice to know those who should *know* this are actually calling it that way.

I don't often jump on the Lou Dobbs bandwagon - and I haven't really this time either - but he's brought some actual food for thought to the table.

Conservatives are apparently pissed off about Bush's foreign policy blunders, up to and including groping foreign leaders. Which is fine, they should be pissed off. They should also look closer to home.

What is worse is what he is doing with our ports, with the Senate going ahead and backing his move to give control of our ports to foreign agencies with nefarious ties to those who actually do want to hurt us. All to please some oil barons.