mtraven, real conservatives DO NOT support Obama. If they are real conservatives, they will not vote for the most liberal, elitist, out-of-touch, #1 tax-n-spend senator in Washington. That article you cited supports Obama being soft with Russia because the author didn’t think Obama “will taunt Russia, as McCain has, at the very moment when our national interest requires it as an ally.” What an ignoramus your pretend-to-be conservative author is. Bush, Secretary Rice and western allies in Europe have done everything they can to rein in Russia, but not one of them can control Putin and his surrogate, Medvedev. And you honestly think Mr. Appeasement Obama will be able to make Russia our ally? Your naivete shows.