Vlady and Barry have so much in common, with their strong socialized and centralized governmental schemes, Class warfare, stifling of the “free” press, weakening of our Military by 25%, and taxing our country into the stone age… It’s no wonder Russia is so Pro-Obama… They are a super power again.. How nice for the world!
For those of you with heads STILL in the sand… Medvedev does as he’s told by Vladimir Putin. Putin RUNS Russia 100% ala The USSR! As John McCain said….I looked into Putin’s eyes and saw KGB!
November 8th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Swamp land and bridge for sale…come on over!
November 11th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Putin knows Obama is weak-kneed, and will be easy to push around, so of course he is happy to have seen Obama get elected. Hamas probably feels the same way.
November 14th, 2009 at 6:27 am
“I saw his soul when I looked into his eyes”
George W Bush.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Our commrades in congress will love that.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am
I don’t know if Russia is “PRO OBAMA” but I think they believe they can bully him based upon his lets sit down and talk platform. Some statement already released allude to that opinion. He will resume his invasion that Bush stopped this year.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:21 am
Russia is a Super Power, probably even stronger than the US. They practice all those things you describe. So why would they be bad for us. Maybe if we practiced those things too we could become the super power that we used to be.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:16 am
What Brain Dead Idiot are you listening to, to come up with that misguided trash. You should do your own home work and stop listening to people who can’t read. First Putin is not in control and second Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was the first to lay down a challenge to Obama.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I’m not sure I want US Russian relations to improve, at least not until I have a better idea of what that means to Putin.
Here’s a few examples from real life. If I raked up all my neighbor’s leaves, I’m sure my relations with him would improve, in his view.
If I don’t want to rake his leaves, relations would still improve if I let him dump his leaves in my yard.
If I say nothing about him walking his dog in my yard, that’s probably good for our relations.
I don’t know what the price is of good relations with Russia. Let them invade Georgia without saying anything?
Cut the gas pipeline across Georgia?
Take down the missile defense systems that have no hostile capability, and are intended to intercept hypothetical missiles from Iran to Western Europe?
Send them more free wheat?
I don’t think Russia cares about our domestic politics. If we went fully Communist, it wouldn’t have any direct value to them. I’m more interested in the real benefit they expect to see that will “improve” relations. I’m sure it’s going to cost “somebody” like Turkey or Poland.
November 21st, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Tensions with Russia will remain but other European leaders are urging the new administration to take a different approach with Russia. I think all that Putin was saying is that now other countries, including Russia, will have someone rational to deal with in the US.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Putin, Castro, Kim Jung Il, and Hamas are all overjoyed by the fact that Obama won the election. That says alot about the man in my eyes.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:01 am
The USA and Russia have been sovereign world leaders for years. While both countries have differing histories, there is much to learned and valued from both sovereign nations collaboration in regard to certain circumstances.
There is one regret though; and that is, after WWII, the beginning of the cold war started and this lead to the prevention or elimination of comparing notes as it relates to one of the world’s most awful leaders–that being ******.
Both countries have managed to provide long term examples as to ways of resolving huge conflicts before they get out of hand. Credit where credit is due.