I think Putin’s act is a front for his true intentions. That said, I regard his active policies as more freedom-oriented thank Obama’s, but that’s not saying much.
He's right - that IS what liberal elites are doing...
Putin is former KGB under the Soviet Union. No, he is not one of us.
But, he does care about his own country at least, and that causes wonderment on our side of the world these days since our own putative leadership does not.
That's why so many people respect Putin so much more than we respect Obama. If Putin had been born in the US, he'd love his country and his people, still.
Never understood that logic. You could've said the same about Fidel Castro.
Putin knows that even 70 years of communism could not destroy the Orthodox church in Russia. I think he is trying to co-opt it, or at least, have it on his side.
X-KGB and Politician? I know we are hurting for leadership but don’t fall for that one.
There was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.
The "country" he loves is the Soviet Union, whose dissolution he calls "one of the great tragedies of history."
Sorry, but I can't balance an opportunistic defense of Orthodox Christianity against a heartfelt admiration for a system that destroyed tens of millions of human lives -- and coopted the Orthodox Church as well.
“Is Putin One of Us?”
If by “us” you mean Communist, yes.
I have no idea what Buchanan is.
I believe that Putin is a proud Russian who loves his country. Other than that...who knows how to take Putin? I prefer him to obama, but that’s not saying a lot.
Is Putin one of us?
No.
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Polonium Pooty-Poot Putin? No, he’s not one of us, Buchanan, you fool!
With the way America is going, and seeing its continued decay into degeneracy, homo-fascism and persecution of Christians, I can almost envision (in a surreal/dystopian sci-fi novel manner), America becoming a primary force for evil in the world, and an eventual scenario in which there might be countrymen who would welcome an invasion/liberation by moral, Christian Russian forces.
Sci-fi? Well, no more “way-out” than the freak-show America has already become!
Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power.
Spies with suitcases full of data helped the Soviet Union build its atomic bomb, he told military commanders.
"You know, when the States already had nuclear weapons and the Soviet Union was only building them, we got a significant amount of information through Soviet foreign intelligence channels," Putin said, according to state-run Itar-Tass.
"The were carrying the information away not on microfilm but literally in suitcases. Suitcases!"
Putin's remarks referred to the dawn of the Cold War more than half a century ago, but they echoed a message he has made loud and clear more recently: that the United States needs to be restrained, and Russia is the country to do it. …
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Just a slob like one of us?
Is there a chief executive of any country today who promotes liberty, free markets and minimal government? (not a rhetorical question)
If Putin were president in America we would all be the first ones imprisoned.
Unfortunately when Putin kicks the crap out of the White Hut cretin we get the repercussion.
Get rid of Obama and ALL of his 1,000 plus leftist loons!
Vlad is a much more of a MAN than this Cupcake we’re stuck with. Impeach him, you gutless Congressrats!