SATURDAY ROUNDUP

John McCain and Barack Obama’s responses to the escalating conflict in Georgia reveal much about their foreign policies, according to bloggers. Former Sen. John Edwards’s (D-N.C.) admitting he had an affair left several questions unanswered, bloggers write. And news that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is on McCain’s veep short-list is sure to make conservatives unhappy, online pundits declare.

McCain is the right man to get tough with Russia, which is currently engaged in a conflict with Georgia, writes the American Spectator’s Robert Stacy McCain. Obama has taken an inadequate “ho-hum” attitude toward the invasion of a U.S. ally, writes Contentions’ Jennifer Rubin. But according to Balloon Juice’s John Cole, McCain is acting with the same “manichean belligerence” the Bush administration has become known for.

Edwards may have finally acknowledged his extra-marital affair, but he hasn’t cleared up why he visited his ex-mistress last month, writes TalkLeft’s Jeralyn. A reason for Edwards to make the late-night visit is to see his baby, alleges Balloon Juice’s Cole, who doesn’t buy Edwards’s denial that he’s the father.

Lieberman, who is reportedly being vetted by McCain’s team, has been slammed as a GOP veep nominee by Christian Right leader Richard Land, who won’t accept a pro-choice running mate, notes DownWithTyranny!. Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist has called Lieberman “completely unacceptable,” which is how Democrats would feel about having him in their Senate caucus if he speaks at the Republican convention, writes TChris at TalkLeft.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Russians Bomb Georgian City – Allahpundit, Hot Air
Obama V. McCain on the Caucusus – R.S. McCain, AmSpecBlog
Third Bush Term – John Cole, Balloon Juice
What More Do You Need to Know? – J. Rubin, Contentions
A Shakedown Attempt on Edwards – Jeralyn, TalkLeft
The Baby – John Cole, Balloon Juice
MSM Handled Edwards Affair Appropriately – J. Klein, Swampland
Lieberman on VP Short List – TChris, TalkLeft
Radical Right Warns McCain – Down With Tyranny!
Trending to Tied – Jerome Armstrong, MyDD

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Edwards’s Ex-Mistress Won’t Pursue Paternity Test – WaPo
Lieberman ‘on McCain Short-List’ – Financial Times
Guaranteed Healthcare Key Plank in Dem Platform – AP