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"all sides agreed it was a stunning propaganda coup for Putin with the Times itself saying that the 60-year-old former KGB chief is now clearly the most powerful leader in the world."Editor's Note: 22

"Suddenly Mr. Putin has eclipsed Mr. Obama as the world leader driving the agenda in the Syria crisis," the Times wrote on Thursday, the same day that his op-ed appeared.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/putin-t...z2eikc7zBf

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN --- "When 'the people' find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."

The live for today crowd voted to keep the freebies coming in last election cycle when they passed over a true patriot and statesman in the person of Mitt Romney in favor of keeping a community organizer who started out making great entitlement promises to everybody from day one. Now, with traditional America crumbling all around us, the takers seem to have the upper hand. Where are the baby boomers come election time? It seems to me that they have forgotten their own sacrifice, mistakenly placing their trust in something as shallow as a political party name.

Democrats do not run the party which bears the name nowadays. That distinction has fallen into the hands of progressive/liberals masquerading as democrats. Ask the leaders of America's giant labor unions. Did Obama keep his promises with regard to ObamaCare? Teamster leader James Hoffa, and AFL/CIO President Richard Trumka got their hair singed off of them for their trouble. The rest of us rank and file have a date with reality very soon now.

The oratory, begging and pleading which has become the hallmark of this administration, has impressed almost no one except for the liberals and their savior Obama. Putin and the rest of the planet's world leaders know this is their chance to drive around the US. And seizing the opportunity, that's exactly what Putin just did. It's a real shame that this country's epic sacrifice of blood and treasure to secure freedom could be flushed by one liberal. Of course, if he'd any true measure of respect for the provisions of the US Constitution and could appreciate the God's profound blessings that have been poured out on this land, he'd have never thumbed his nose at the congress all those times they have asked for documents in the face of his own stonewalling. I heard John Kerry affirm my suspicions about this president only yesterday, when he said he had absolutely no authority of his own, Obama makes every last decision. Of course, I knew that was the case. I figured that out when I realized how much in love with himself he is.

From this day forward, the office of the presidency, and US influence in world affairs will take a back seat to Russian dominance. What WW2, the Cold War, and lack of Rubles could never do. We allowed one guy to just hand to the Russians. Remember the 'hot mic' incident? Obama: This is my last election. After my election, I will have more flexibility." Medvedev: "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

But, we passed on Romney and put this guy back in anyway. How could we complain? I mean, it isn't like we weren't warned.

What say you?