SO, as of last night and this morning, there were basically three things on local Washington, D.C. area TV news:

1. Michael Jackson
2. Marion Barry arrested, yet again
and
3. Obama's visit to Russia, including the fact that he brought his daughters with him. Maybe they wanted to see the bears walking down the streets!

So once again... I am coming straight to the source and asking for your thoughts on all of this... so please answer away!

So, what kind of covereage is his trip getting there?
What do you think will come of all of this?
Is his visit really a big deal to the Russian people; and, by bringing his wife and kids does that make it more "special" in any way?
"They" already said here that Obama has "insulted" Putin. With the "One foot in the past and one foot in the future" comment. How did that go over there with the people and in the press? And what did you think of Putin's response of "We cannot be doing the splits. Instead we are our firmly planting our feet and facing the future."

Other comments thoughts on Obama's visit???