Russian soldiers have been seen capturing Georgian soldiers and taking American Humvees out of a Black Sea port. This comes after a week of sightings of Russians destroying Georgian equipment in the city.

In light of the very interesting interview forum at Saddleback Church last weekend, Dean Barnett talks about a couple accusations the Left are making against McCain. One of them is that McCain tells a personal story which he supposedly lifted from one of our favorite authors, Solzhenitsyn. “This allegation” Barnett writes, “is made of course without any evidence. It’s not like McCain’s fellow soldiers are saying the story is a fabrication.”

A survey of 1,000 likely voters brings a report that almost half of them would be okay with government-mandated balance of opinion on TV and radio. Some even think blogs should be required to balance their stupid opinions.

Oops, there’s a misplaced word in the last sentence. I can’t quite see it now, so I’m afraid you’ll have to screen it out yourself.

The Washington Post argues the “cognitive fitness market” is more hype than science. “You may get better with practice at matching pictures of ice cream cones or frogs from rapidly changing images or mastering obscure facts about famous people,” writes Beth Baker. “(James Joyce was afraid of dogs.) But whether that translates into brain protection — or confers benefits beyond those offered by square-dancing, eating blueberries or simply yukking it up with friends — is anybody’s guess.”

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