The Over Under

A lot of people hate our freedom so much they want it for themselves. This doesn't always sit well with our need for oil and our president's commitment to "stand with dissidents and exiles against oppressive regimes." It should be interesting (read horribly brutal and sad) to see how our ambivalence toward democracy plays out in oil rich Azerbaijan.

Here's the set up, a US supported autocratic regime, a struggling pro-democracy movement, an upcoming election , and oil- lots and lots of oil.

In another era they probably would have turned to the Soviets for help. It's a good thing they can't do that anymore. Phew.

You know, it's probably not even worth mentioning, but Osama Bin Laden is still... never mind.