Poking The Bear

This is a couple of days old now, but I'm mentioning it anyway:

Russia's Putin Has Too Much Power, Says Rice:

"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin had too much personal power and that Washington was closely watching the trial of oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky."

This concern for free enterprise's ability to influence politics is brought to you by the administration that had nothing at all to do with Enron.

Should pissing off Russia become a high priority when you're already mired knee-deep in a country without WMDs and nukes?