One of the world’s most powerful nations has invaded a small, democratic neighbor. The war is widening by the day. Some commentators are already suggesting that “[h]istorians will come to view Aug. 8, 2008, as a turning point no less significant than Nov. 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell.”

So what was on the cable news when I tuned in this morning at the gym? The two biggest subjects seemed to be the Olympics and the John Edwards scandal. Talk about misplaced priorities. It’s time to give the conflict in Georgia the kind of nonstop coverage it deserves-the kind that the MSM seem to give only to sex scandals, crimes involving attractive women, and wars involving American troops. This isn’t a war in which we are directly involved but indirectly it is of enormous consequence to the future of the United States and our allies. It should be put in the MSM spotlight and kept there.