A bit crazed this week (evidenced by my lackluster blogging) but I’ll have more commentary up this weekend.

In the interim, I didn’t want to pass on the chance to commend the President for his performance abroad thus far. In 48 hours he has…
1.Set the foundation for negotiations with Russia with the intention of collaborating to combat nuclear proliferation (and to work in concert to lower our nuclear arsenals).
2.Laid the ground work for strong diplomatic cooperation with China.
3.Released a stern joint statement with South Korea warning of a stern response if North Korea goes ahead with their planned mission launch.
4. And, evidently, played moderator between France and China during today’s deliberations.

If you want obsessive coverage and commentary of the G-20, be sure to check out Politico 44, The Huffington Post’s G-20 Big News Page, or the Guardian’s Live Blog.

Back on this side of the pond…while the President’s away, the Republicans have chosen to play. Yesterday, the GOP released a rather…dismaying alternative to the President’s budget (which passed the House today). Bob Cesca lays out the contradictions in this piece.