From the Wall Street Journal: The Democrats’ Surge, by Daniel Henninger. From the Independent: Putin’s ‘successor’ picks fight with Estonia, by Andrew Osborn. From the Washington Post: Nancy Pelosi’s foolish shuttle diplomacy, by the editors. From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Pelosi was nuts to visit with Assad, by Claudia Rosett. From the G2 Bulletin: China’s new force projection threat, by F. Michael Maloof.