What is the deal with this forum allowing the messengers of Putin to post Russian propaganda here?
Strangely, Putin represents for shallow conservatives an exemplary leader with manly and virile appeal. For them, he is a Christian paladin, and pleasant, cunning contrast with the foolish Obama. These dilettante conservatives (or they're indifferent to it) like to see America harmed by Putin too, while still claiming Putin's harmless. To prove a point that Obama is foolish and weak, a point that was self-evident even before Putin came along, these Putinista delight in Putin's Russian chauvinism and his successes.