from a comment @ roger simon’s;

“…if you feel so strongly about Russia’s aggression against Georgia do what I have done and call their embassy and express your anger in a non-violent way of course. I find the military attache to be the most fun. His # 202 965 1181.”

well hell it couldn’t hoit.

Meanwhile, oil & gold, lately in near free-fall due to supply/demand forces, are reversed, oil up two bucks, while Dow index down 150 to below 11,500.

IOW, mkts reacting –tho not dramatically –but approaching the edge of dramatically.

Bush on the hour, coming up –