Norway scrambles fighters to intercept Russian bombers

Speaking of shades of the Cold War, Norway has sent up flights of fighters to intercept Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers that were coming close to the Norwegian border. No shots fired and no actual incursions of sovereign airspace occurred but what, exactly, is Putin getting at?

Fred Thompson enters the race

Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for the office of President of the United States last night. As you can tell from the link over there on the left, I’m a fan of Fred. Go check out his web site and watch the video of his announcement there. He’s making a lot of sense and we could do with some sense in Washington these days.