Elections in U.S. and Ukraine Equally Bad — Putin

The Moscow News ^

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

Russia has every reason to criticize the United States, President Vladimir Putin said at a Kremlin press conference.

“We’re also not too happy about what’s going on in the United States,” the Russian Information Agency Novosti quoted him as saying. “Do you think that the electoral system in the United States is without problems? Is it necessary to recall how the elections went this time and the previous time?”

The president also noted that OSCE observers described elections in the Ukraine and the United States in practically the same terms.

“They mentioned that not all voters were permitted into the polling stations, some were even intimidated; that candidates did not have equal access to the media,” Putin said.

The comments were made in response to criticism from the West about the struggling status of democracy in Russia.

“Whenever the criticism is constructive, we always pay attention,” Putin said, while ignoring criticism that is repetitive and unfounded.

In the same press conference, the president, however, said that he completely trusted President George W. Bush despite disagreements.

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I think he's insinuating that soros money and democrat henchmen were involved in both elections.

[KOZ.]

The Russians and Ukrainians will get there. It takes time (hopefully not 500 years).

i pray for that to happen. i find it very interesting to note that a huge difference between the US and ukrainian elections is the electoral college. the democrats have to defraud several states, while in ukraine it only has to happen in one town since they have a popular vote.

here's to hoping that ukraine and other countries can develop a fairer system and that ours will survive the test of time.