Oh yeah, red meat time, baby. That Putin victory which the US has called for investigations into? It was ... wait for it, ... Reaganesque!
The explanation for Putin's popularity may be found in certain similarities to the man often credited with helping to bring down the Soviet Union. It's not that the former KGB man has any policy preferences or even a political style in common with Ronald Reagan, the great icon of contemporary American conservatism. But in the sense that he has made Russians feel good once again about their country, his appeal is Reaganesque.
How Stalinesque: "But in the sense that he has made Russians feel good once again about their country, his appeal is Reaganesque."
If one is on the hunt for idiocies, TIME will never let you go home with an empty sack.
Posted by: Fred Beloit | Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 06:20 AM
"--- If one is on the hunt for idiocies, TIME will never let you go home with an empty sack. ---"
Heh. And you can take that home to the bank.
Posted by: seekeronos | Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 08:49 AM