Bravo to Ron Paul on his China comments! A nation that harasses people at every turn and which invades other countries without provocation is a country that does not need to lecture others about human rights.

I truly am tired of hearing these Republican mouthpieces attack China for hosting the Olympics (at least there was no boycott this time, but not because of a lack of effort from the neoconservatives and their allies). To think that a country that was extremely backward even 15 years ago can host these games is quite amazing, and I wish the Chinese well in this endeavor.

A year ago, Lew wrote a magnificent column on China and how far it has come since the bloody Mao years. I would urge everyone to read it to gain a sense of just how far the Chinese have come. And we should not forget that in the past decade, China -- for all its authoritarian rule -- has become more free, while the USA has become more authoritarian and less free.