[Alter Kaker]

“US officials say...” Stopped reading there.

You're waiting for official confirmation from the Politburo, comrade?

[dfwgator]

Both are equally trustworthy.

[oblomov]

Is that the best you can do?

I remember a time when conservatives had enough knowledge of comparative politics to know that the Politburo was replaced by the Duma after the USSR collapsed.

I don’t believe you’re really a conservative or a patriot of the true America in exile, just a pathetic pretender.