Old friends and newGeorge Bush is going from strength to strength. At the St Petersburg 300th anniversary celebrations, it appears as if Russia has now come aboard the American liner. Putin and Bush gave a joint press conference and Bush read out their communique with Putin smiling assent. Russia and America are historic allies – and Russia can achieve the greatness she’s always deserved. They agreed about nuclear disarmament and the dangers of nuclear proliferation. Not a word about Star Wars -…