Rohrabacher to Russia

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, became an instant hero in Russia a few months back when he blamed Georgia for starting the South Ossetia conflict. He did so in typically colorful fashion, too:

"The Russians are right. We're wrong. The Georgians started it. The Russians ended it."

Well now he is building on that diplomatic overture with a trip to Moscow, according to this terse press release from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov received on December 6 the members of the US House of Representatives, William Delahunt and Dana Rohrabacher.

The state of, and prospects for Russian-American relations were discussed, including in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections held in November this year.

An exchange of views also took place on certain pressing international problems.