At the time, it was stupid. If viewed completely out of context, it seems prescient... but again, IF viewed completely out of context.

The fact of the matter is that continued American inaction and continued fear of confronting Russia in more than a token way has contributed to Putin becoming emboldened to take more…

Remember when someone told you that actions have consequences?

The French are already flying sorties against ISIS. However, the Europeans know from their own experience that is is never as simple as yelling “HULKS SMASH!!!” to solve a problem. I know that’s tough to grasp for people for whom violence is the preferred mode of articulation.

And I’m tired of parochial idiots without the slightest bit of information. The French have been flying sorties against ISIS. Unlike cozy little armchair strategists sitting in far away America, the Europeans have no interest whatsoever in triggering an all-out blowout with Russia. It might be a fun idea for you to…

I have no admiration for the guy. Period. While I agree mostly with what you say with regard to masculinity. But at the end of the day a good leader gets things done for the populace and that certainly has been the case with Obama.

“completely destroyed his economy”??? great, now the rightwingers will want to have his baby!

we can see your hard on...

I’m no Obama fanboy, I voted for the other guy both times. But Putin is not a “strong” leader. He’s a deceptive and coercive leader. He is probably one of the wealthiest people on the planet, all by illicit means. He has robbed the Russian people and bolstered organized crime. He’s obviously very intelligent, but he’s…

American conservatives and Russians have a lot in common.

You guys LOVE him. You want to be commie hetero lifemates with a ex KGB killer.

First of all hardly anyone with a degree of world political knowledge would proclaim Putin is a strong leader. In essence all he’s doing is attempting to return Russia to a soviet style, authoritarian state. That’s a style of governance hat ironically the right used as a defense against anything the Obama…

Dude, you worship the guy. Maybe to you it’s just another way to dig at a Democrat, but you might want to think about how it looks to a neutral observer. Emigrate already.

Boy, conservatives really need to overcompensate in the area of masculinity, don’t they? Would it helped if Obama put on a flight suit, stuffed his underwear with a sock, landed on an aircraft carrier and declared “Mission Accomplished”?

Layoff the whack-uh-doodle right winger radio shows. Interesting how conservatives seem to just love Putin but then tell us all how if we get healthcare we will all burn in commie hell...

LOL where’s that fool conservatives put in the White House that looked into my eyes and found me to be very straightforward and trustworthy?

Saw several photos of this toast/meeting. In every single one of them Obama looks like he’s doing his best to not punch Putin right in his shit-eating grin. I think this was after Obama’s address to the General Assembly which was pretty damn blunt.

Oh yeah, rose makes way more sense than white zin since this is, of course, an opulent gathering of Bond and villains alike and the only people who actually like white zin are my grandparents who are in their 80’s. Obama and Putin-tang definitely do not look like they are celebrating with those awkwardly cold looks on…

“He even had the nerve to wear a black tie..”

Hahaha... I’m sure that’s a very expensive rosé champagne, not a white zin. What they’re celebrating is beyond me, but oh well.

White Zinfandel, ugh....