And We're Like, Totally Taking Them Off Our Friend's List Too.

If the McCain Campaign is being run like Team Rocket, then the Bush Administration is being run by characters from Cruel Intentions, or maybe even Gossip Girl:

The White House today pulled from congressional consideration an agreement with Russia for civilian nuclear cooperation, a move designed to show the administration's displeasure with Russian military actions in Georgia in the past month.

"We make this decision with regret," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a statement read to reporters by her spokesman. "Unfortunately, given the current environment, the time is not right for this agreement. We will reevaluate the situation at a later date, as we follow developments closely."

The announcement follows other administration efforts on the Russian-Georgia conflict. Last week, the White House proposed a $1 billion package of humanitarian and economic assistance to help Georgia recover from its war with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

And in case you didn't get your daily dose of irony:

Days later, Vice President Cheney traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia's capital, to pledge U.S. support and, at a conference in Italy on Saturday, blasted Moscow over its invasion of Georgian territory, saying, "Russia's actions are an affront to civilized standards and are completely unacceptable."

There's no date like 1/20/09. There's no date like 1/20/09. There's no date like 1/20/09.