Well, I guess The National Enquirer got this one at least partly right, as John Edwards admits he had an affair, but not that he fathered a love-child.

Meanwhile, in real news, Russia and Georgia go to war over South Ossetia. Reaction is pouring in, ranging from calls for the West to back Georgia, to calls for Georgia to back down. It does appear, though, that this was orchestrated by the Russians who goaded the Georgians to step into a trap. Ralph Peters has some strong views about what is happening, and some analysis of the military situation.

It appears to me as if the Russians did, indeed, set a trap for the Georgians and had a massive response prepared. They may even have designed it to happen during the Olympics, in order to keep world attention distracted to a certain extent. Everyone is playing with fire, but I'm betting that the Russians will get away with it. They will force the Georgians to back down, assert more control over South Ossetia, and be emboldened by their victory, which will be the real (and dangerous) consequence of this unhappy action.