Probably? Let's see: flat income tax, Christian religious education in the public schools, strong national defense posture, okay they're both about as bad as each other in terms of "crony capitalism" (maybe we should start referring to business CEOs who get special favors from the government as "oligarchs"), but overall, no question Putin's to the right of Obama.
Actually, I think there's a general consensus that among heads of state and heads of government, Putin ranks number 1 in terms of manliness.
You could go fishing and drink beer with Vlad and find things to talk about, Obama wouldn’t even be able to bait his own hook.