Mr Cheney, oh Mr Cheney

BBC news says "Vice President Dick Cheney accuses Russia of repressing human rights"

No! Really? What was your first clue, Dick?

Of course, at least you didn't look into Putin's eyes and see his soul... (no, I will not repeat my brother's quip of 'takes one to know one' here).

Of course, the whole "anti-Russian cordon" thing is just the flip side of the 'near abroad' - Russia's historical paranoia resurfacing. But from Cheney, this next bit is too damn much:

"And no one can justify actions that undermine the territorial integrity of a neighbor."

(Someone far away, though, that's different... ooo, did I say that out loud?)

It also doesn't help much when you scoot off from Russia to snuggle up to Nazarbayev. Or when Aliyev gets the red carpet treatment in Washington.