While Obama deals with the assorted tax problems of his nominees, the world continues to turn. The AP reports that "Kyrgyzstan will no longer allow US to use airbase that supports military operations in Afghanistan." This as the Kyrgyz president arrives in Moscow for a state visit the agenda for which is to include Russia forgiving Kyrgyzstan's debt and providing nearly $2 billion in loans and new investments. This couldn't come at a worse time, as Obama plans to ramp up U.S. force levels in Afghanistan and the already overburdened supply lines from Pakistan becomes increasingly vulnerable to attacks from ever-bolder Taliban militants in that country's frontier. Let's hope Obama can take time out from his busy schedule of tossing his nominees under the bus to fulfill his duties as commander in chief of American forces.