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Here’s one place where the NRO literati and real Americans are out of touch:
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No matter how good Putin looks with his shirt off, and no matter how many puppies he crushes with his bare fists, it don’t mean shit if the toilets in his country don’t flush. Victor Davis Hansen might be able to have a stroke session where he imagines being one of Putin’s inner circle, but even 27 percenters stockpiling ammo and hiding from death panels don’t want to make Vlad their Daddy.

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  1. 1.

    Jerzy Russian

    How can this be? George W. Bush himself saw Mr. Putin’s soul, and from what I can recall, it was good.

  3. 3.

    Jerzy Russian

    @DougJ:

    Really would have gone with “You don’t know how lucky you are, boys” here.

    This is why you are the teacher and I will always be the student.

  4. 4.

    Mike in NC

    Victor Davis Hansen might be able to have a stroke session where he imagines being one of Putin’s inner circle

    Authoritarians like VDH evidently spend a lot of time thinking about stroking Putin’s privates.

  5. 5.

    maya

    But, but, didn’t we have someone of great vision look into his soul?
    Edit: Jerzy Russian got up earlier than I.

  6. 6.

    Suffern ACE

    Yeah, but he’s not playing for our votes. The next 3-5 presidents will have to deal with him. I’m thinking the story will be “time to reset our relationship” at the beginning of each new term.

  9. 9.

    beltane

    Funny. It looks like America’s love affair with Putin soured at exactly the same time as its love affair with GWB.

  12. 12.

    NotMax

    Would like to see a chart of the percentage of Americans who could correctly identify who Putin is and what position he holds.

  13. 13.

    flukebucket

    and no matter how many puppies he crushes with his bare fists, it don’t mean shit if the toilets in his country don’t flush.

    Preach it brother!!

  16. 16.

    RSA

    @NotMax:

    Would like to see a chart of the percentage of Americans who could correctly identify who Putin is and what position he holds.

    Isn’t Putin, like, the plural of puta?

  19. 19.

    karen

    No matter how good Putin looks with his shirt off, and no matter how many puppies he crushes with his bare fists, it don’t mean shit if the toilets in his country don’t flush

    We have to go with the toilets we have, not the toilets we want.

  21. 21.

    Scamp Dog

    @Jerzy Russian: my reaction after hearing that quote was “What soul? Putin’s KGB, he doesn’t have a soul anymore!” You’d think that a conservative would have some memory of the Cold War…

  24. 24.

    Poopyman

    Uh, there are no data points between 2003 and 2013? Wazzatden?

    (Besides a graph with 4 data points, that is.)

  26. 26.

    Violet

    I’d be interested to see how Americans’ views of Putin change after these Olympics, assuming things continue to go well. The games have made Putin and Russia look good. Putin has shown up at the USA House and been friendly with US Olympic officials and athletes. Russia looks gorgeous in all the TV coverage. Putin looks like a nice, friendly, competent guy who can put on a good Olympics. He’s got to be pleased with how it’s going.

  30. 30.

    slippytoad

    @Jerzy Russian:

    Oh, I can’t wait to shove that one down every Republican throat for the rest of history.

    Especially the part about Bush being a fucking fool. I really enjoy harping on what an incredible goddamn fool Bush was.

  31. 31.

    GregB

    What red-blooded heterosexual male Christian American conservative isn’t turned on by Putin’s smooth pecs and authoritarian actions?

  33. 33.

    J R in WV

    Wait a minute! 100% minus 63%…..

    37%… that’s getting close to the Human Constant of 27%, isn’t it?

    Just saying.

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