Efforts to stop Russia from cavorting around the Georgia countryside in armored columns, terrorizing the people and making Tbilisi nervous have become almost comical - if the situation were even remotely amusing. Another French-sponsored cease fire has been signed with great fanfare by the puppet president Medvedev. Meanwhile, puppet master Putin seems a little reluctant to have his armed forces leave Georgian territory.Bush told reporters at his Texas ranch that Russia took "a hopeful step" earlier in the day with an agreement to cease hostilities and pull back its forces. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the deal at the Black Sea resort of Sochi after meeting with Russia's Security Council, according to a Russian news agency. But Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said later that "extra security measures" were necessary before any troops could be removed -- a stance that U.S. and Georgian officials said was at odds with the French-negotiated agreement....(Read Full Post)