Bushism Killed Irony
By Mona
Another obituary for irony
MOSCOW – The Russian government under Vladimir Putin has amassed so much central authority that the power-grab may undermine Moscow’s commitment to democracy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
“In any country, if you don’t have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development,” Rice told reporters after meeting with human-rights activists.
“I think there is too much concentration of power in the Kremlin. I have told the Russians that. Everybody has doubts about the full independence of the judiciary. There are clearly questions about the independence of the electronic media and there are, I think, questions about the strength of the Duma,” said Rice, referring to the Russian parliament.
h/t Atrios
I pity The Onion. You really just can’t make this stuff up.
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Comment by Thoreau —
October 14, 2007 @ 12:08 pm
Wait, I thought the Dear Leader looked into Putin’s soul and saw that he’s a good man.
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October 14, 2007 @ 8:30 pm
More like, looked into Putin’s soul and thought he was lookin’ at a mirror.
Comment by samuidave —
October 15, 2007 @ 6:58 am
Need foreigners to America say any thing more?! As good as any Bushism in the last few weeks.
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