Kudos to... Um... RUSSIA?

In what I consider a very surprising move, Russia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, that international treaty dedicated to reducing the amounts global climate change-causing pollutants in the atmosphere. By doing this, they've pretty much ensured that the treaty will be ratified worldwide, despite what the misguided Bush Administration does. I would LOVE to see sanctions against the US forcing us to adapt the Protocol's guidelines, which the Clinton Administration was ready to sign into effect.

It'd be nice to see the 800-pound gorilla have to learn to play nice with the rest of the animal kingdom. Hopefully we won't have to worry about Bush and his administration too much longer.