You can judge a man by his friends

From Bill in DC

Russian President Vladimir Putin, the man who has single handedly been turning back Democratic freedoms in Russia, has come out in in support of George W. Bush in the November elections.

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, siding with President Bush two weeks before the U.S. election, said Monday that armed attacks in Iraq were staged by ``international terrorism'' out to block his re-election.

I guess he thinks his actions don't look so bad when he stands next to Bush.

Bush's biggest ally in the Iraq war, Tony Blair, has remained silent on the U.S. election. The fact that Bush is very unpopular in England may have something to do with that. Putin, on the other hand, doesn't really have to worry about what the people of Russia think.