On the Fact that Vladimir Putin Was Smart Enough to Know that the Alternative to Assad In Syria Wasn't a Legion of Jeffersonian Democrats (and, Yes, I Include JFK and Al Smith In that August Group) but Rather a Ragtag Bunch of Terrorist Shitstains Whose Lone Ties to "Moderation" Seem Centered Around How Much to Spice Their Falafels

I don't know much about Putin other than what I hear from our two corrosive political parties (jack-shit, in other words). If forced to guess I'd probably say that he falls somewhere between a Bush and a Clinton on the thuggery scale (he said, only halfway joking) but that he's much smarter than all of the above (and, yes, please feel free to throw in Lindsey Graham and John McCain as well). Just look at Syria.