Since the end of the Cold War the only bear most Americans have had to worry about has been the occassional bad market striking at their 401k’s. With this past week’s invasion of Georgia, however, and today’s threat (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_re_eu/russia_us_missile_defense) against Poland, an aggressive Russia may be a reality again. Poland is a member of NATO and it is hard to believe that this is anything more than bluster but, even short of starting World War III, Russia can make quite a stink. It controls a good part of the world’s oil supplies and continues to be the main source of oil for the ex-soviet NATO states that make up much of eastern europe. This is obviously not good news, but, as far as politics are concerned, you have to believe this favors McCain. Obama polls ahead of McCain on every issue except national security and foreign policy. Obama would certainly have rather had the country focused on the economy heading into the conventions and the veep choices.