Keeping Your Enemies Closer

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, told CNN Sunday it was "irresponsible" for President Obama to been seen "laughing and joking" with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas on Friday. Newt Gingrich, on the Today show this morning, criticizing Obama's smiling and shaking hands with Chavez, stated when asked about the United States' relations with dictators in the past: "...we didn't rush over, smile and greet Russian dictators.." Oh, really? Let's see about that.