Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Tuesday, February 05, 2008


Dmitry Medvedev is preparing for a near-certain future as Russian president by laying out his vision for the nation. It bears little resemblance to the country his patron, Vladimir Putin, governed for eight years.

Medvedev, 42, the current leader's chosen successor, promises support of non-governmental organizations, while Putin imposed strict controls. In campaign speeches before the March 2 election, he eschews Putin's anti-Western rhetoric. And he pledges to fight corruption he says exists on ``an enormous scale,'' while Putin's inaction led Transparency International to rank Russia the 143rd most corrupt country of 179 last year.


Does this mean anything or have Russian pols learned to eruct as mightily and emptily as American ones?

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