No nukes is good nukes, as our dictator would say, as he and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun gave a joint press conference today showing their solidarity against the Axis (or axle or ax or acts) of Evil to the north. Our dictator also showed his solidarity to the man who really is running the world, Dick Cheney, and still is engaging in his justification for going into Iraq by attacking his critics.

I didn't pick up a copy of the latest Globe because I didn't have the money, but apparently our George is on the verge or is having a breakdown because of all of the lousy poll numbers and hostility. Laura, it is said, is keeping a close watch on him for fear he's hitting the bottle again. As we know, she is accompanying him on this lengthy trip to the Far East. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)