[Hawthorn]

>> Somebody say it ain’t so. <<

If said by Paul Craig Roberts, noted apologist for Putin, it probably ain’t so.

[pleasenotcalifornia]

I think he may be at least partially write. I found this after I read your post.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/12/10/swap-talk-why-are-people-fighting-over-dodd-frank-and-derivatives/?mod=WSJBlog

[pleasenotcalifornia]

I know Putin is a rotten person but how is he that much less corrupt and dictatorial than President Obama? How much worse is the present Russian government compared to Obama’s control of our federal government?