I just wanted to let everyone know that former Congressman Bob Schaffer, whom I'm proud to call my friend, arrived back Wednesday night from his trip being an election monitor in the Ukraine.

I don't do this often (i.e. recommend someone's writing twice in a week), but Bob's writing over the past week or so was so good that I want to once again suggest you all take some time to do a little reading. Bob's passion for his task and for the people of the Ukraine shines through in his most enjoyable week-long blog:

http://www.denverpostbloghouse.com/category/democracy-in-ukraine/