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>Also yup. Putin is a pragmatic, patriotic KGB man who does seem to be doing
>a damn fine job. He's the first competent Russian leader since Stalin,
which
>makes him the first competent non-mass mudering Russian leader in a long
>time.
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probably in over a century or more?
that's reassuring. it's about time russia got a break.
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Putin is Da Bomb. I am simply amazed. Who would have thought when he took power that, in a few years, Russia's economy would be surging, society stabilized, profile on the world stage increased by an order of magnitude and, most importantly, be churning out lesbian pop groups? :) The KGN sure as hell turned out competent employees, that's for damn sure. Putin fully deserves his 84% popularity rating.