Native Washingtonian and progressive liberal democrat (and active voter). Retired when "W" took over the white house, I knew the "Clinton-like" years were over. Sadden by the current state of the country's political discourse due to the election of the first non-white president. In my life time I have never witness a US POTUS so hated by 40% of US citizens.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia
The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia: Roxburgh sees Putin’s obsession with restoring Russian strength and his prickly sensitivity to affronts as understandable but details with obvious distaste Putin’s cynical manipulation of power, his crass image management, and the unimaginable venality of the political elite on which he relies.
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