http://www.arcamax.com/michaelbarone en-us Copyright 2008 ArcaMax Publishing Inc. Last week, the two erstwhile communist superpowers were in the spotlight. Starting on Aug. 8, China staged the Olympics -- an event on the schedule for years. Also on Aug. 8, Russia invaded the independent republic of Georgia -- which apparently caught our government flatfooted. George W. Bush http://www.arcamax.com/michaelbarone/s-394385-787474?source=1930 http://www.arcamax.com/michaelbarone/recent