[rdmartinjd]

I once held out great hope for Putin and markets in Russia. After his UN shenanigans I felt like a jilted suitor. And I hold a grudge. :-} The key was to never really trust them in the first place. ;)

[jwalsh07]

Trust and hope are two entirely different notions.

President Reagan stated the we trust but verify but he did it with a twinkle in his Irish eye.

I'm and Irishman and a Reaganite, I know what that twinkle meant.