berlin wall

In all candor, I had been out of sorts with Charles Krauthammer because of his--as I perceived it, hyper-critical view of the Palin pick. But this column is excellent. ("McCain for President") Here's an excerpt:

The case for McCain is straightforward.

In the first year of his presidency, John F. Kennedy was evaluated by the Soviets and then tested when they gave the green light to their East German allies to build the Berlin Wall. The following year, the Soviets moved offensive missiles into Cuba.

Some words of wisdom from a reader of Andrew Sullivan:

S&L posits an interesting proposition but unless there’s a coup at the RNC convention we can still expect the Pompous Pilate Pope of Hope to square off against the Aging Arizonan.

That's the rather ambitious title of a two-part Telegraph series (25-13, 12-1).

In 1989 the world stood still as the Berlin Wall fell and massive protests erupted in the Soviet Union. The whole world was watching as ordinary Russian people lay down in front of tanks, risking their lives in the name of freedom. In the resulting months, dramatic changes redrew maps throughout Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.