Comments on: How A Pro Does It

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:38:10 +0000

The best part is when he starts talking about the need for the changes because the last president concentrated too much power in the office. He won’t say it right out, but that will be the message.

The Hedgemony will do the same thing when there’s a Dem in the White House – talk about how anti-democratic the unified executive is. We all heard it when Clinton used the line item veto.

Putin has played the security card extremely well, and he learned a certain level of public relations awareness working in the commercial field in East Germany. Russians are ready for some calm, and to feel safe after recent turmoil. they like strong leaders.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:53:42 +0000

Yeah, 2/3rds of the Duma for his party, plus him as Prime Minister, means that he could change the Russian Constitution to put all the powers into the Prime Minister’s office if his figurehead in the President’s office refuses to go along with him.

But from what I know of how things are in Russia right now, few people will object to that scenario. Putin is extremely popular, unlike our own Dear Leader. What does it say when the KGB now basically not only controls Russia but most Russians actually *like* it?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:52:36 +0000

He wasn’t smart enough to get around the willfulness of the Shrubbery. Putin is arranging direct control, not control through someone else.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:19:23 +0000

i thought cheney was an intelligent ditator.