The boarder skirmish that has unfolded in the Caucasus since August 8th has as much to do with Georgian President Mikhiel Saakashvili as it does the sock-puppet Medvedev and his puppet master, Vladimir Putin, exasperated by the Bush Administration's continued lack of diplomatic competence which has failed to...

Perception is reality in the realm of amateur political analysis and punditry, even if it hasn't any basis in fact.

Time honored traditions such as hate mongering, disinformation to cull personal biases, and self-aggrandizement are in no short supply. And there is no more a polarizing figure to activate these...