[blanknoone]

This is a little alarmist, but an interesting take on Russian election results.

[Centurion2000]

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[Sender]

What do you want to bet that now that Putin has control of the Duma, liberals start trashing Putin and his party as "rethuglicans"? Too bad for communism, eh?

[cynicom]

Time for the Ruskies to have another little revolution???

[RusIvan]

As a result, the only two liberal parties presently in the Duma - Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces - may fail to achieve the five per cent needed for representation. ==

Heh heh:). Is it nothing to do thier slant toward oligarkh money. Oligarkhs are russian mafia. SO those tow parties went on dirty money and deeply failed.

[avg_freeper]

So let me get this straight. They're saying that the only hope for freedom is for the people to vote for more communists and that if the capitalists gain anymore power they will destroy the country. Kinda' sounds like the American media's take on politics.

[RussianConservative]

President Vladimir Putin took control of the Russian parliament last night, removing the last effective bastion of opposition to his rule and paving the way for him to assume Tsar-like power.

Well, wait, is not Blair then King (never mind powerless crown jewel who sit in Buckingham palace). He rule is endless as long as labor stay in power....hmmm, who more king now? There no particular election for prime minister as long as majority power held.....what about George Bush or is it Ceasar Bush? After all, Republican hold both room of Congress?

[RussianConservative]

This would give Mr Putin's party and its allies about 58 per cent of the vote and return Russia to an era of single-party dominance after 12 years of vibrant, if corrupt, democracy.

So union of several parties in voting block is now single party rule? What that make hypocrit limies? Labor, Communists and land Nazi Greens?

[RussianConservative]

The Communists, traditionally the country's largest parliamentary party, have been subjected to weeks of vicious attack on national and local television. The result has been that United Russia has surged ahead of them in recent weeks after level-pegging in the autumn.

Oh and I think that election time to candy coat short coming of opponent, especially prestine Western idol like Communists...how EU and Western Press want to be so...new export market for Russia, not brides but communists. In hypocrit West need to drive: adopt a geriatric Communist. HOpe EU and Britian get full flavor of what asked for.

[DannyTN]

"This is a little alarmist"

Yeah, I'm not sure how much. Just because Putin's party one the elections doesn't necessarily mean democracy is dead in Russia.

The elimination of a free press might very well mean that democracy is dead in Russia. I'm not really sure how complete that is though.

I'm sure there are democrats that feel like democracy is over in the US because the Republicans one. I've heard them refer to Bush as a little dictator. Doesn't mean democracy has been harmed, just means they are sore losers.

[malakhi]

Putin to assume the power of a Tsar

Sorelosermanovitch.