I don't know if you feel the same, but it seems to me that this August hasn't been nearly as hot as in previous years. On some days, I've actually been getting chills. And I think I just figured out why.

We're in the beginning of another Cold War…

Russia's military offensive into Georgia has jolted the Bush administration's relationship with Moscow, senior officials said Thursday, forcing a wholesale reassessment of American dealings with Russia and jeopardizing talks on everything from halting Iran's nuclear ambitions to reducing strategic arsenals to cooperation on missiles defenses…

"Russia's behavior over the past week has called into question the entire premise of that dialogue and has profound implications for our security relationship going forward, both bilaterally and with NATO," [Secretary of Defense Robert M.] Gates said at the Pentagon.

"If Russia does not step back from its aggressive posture and actions in Georgia, the U.S.-Russian relationship could be adversely affected for years to come."

This sounds to me like good news for John McCain. If our foreign policy relations with the U.S.S.R. — er, I mean, Russia — really are getting ready to regress twenty or so years, then this syncs up perfectly with his understanding of the world.

First thing he should do once he takes office is contact our friends in the Mujahideen and asked them to help us out.

And then he needs to get that Star Wars satellite system in place.

Oh, wait. He's already on top of that.