Election results from the
Mendeleyev Journal:
(Tueday, 6 March)
Все очевидно: в стране, где есть Старый Новый год, должен быть старый новый президент.
Like a baby he cried on stage. Damn, we never knew about any acting classes, either. One hell of a performance.
(Vladimir Putin cried after the vote totals were announced.)
We might cry too, perhaps in knowing that this is just the beginning of the election and not the victory so desperately desired. Oh, to be sure the voting is over, for now, but the world understands that a myriad of election monitors have already labeled the vote as suspect and those charges will come from Russian monitors and European, not just those damned Amerikanski types.
65% victory: Fascinating, especially since Channel One was reporting from the election commission all night and at the highest point the margin of victory was 58% with 97 percent of vote in. That final 3% of the voting must have been quite a game changer. Also fascinating that 65% was really close to the Putin campaign team's public "goal" for the outcome You know, it reminds us of the goal in 2008 to have 74 to 78% for Medvedev. They managed to pull that one off, too. These boys are definitely good with numbers.
(Prayer works. Vladimir Putin, Christmas Eve January 6, 2012)
However, the Russian people aren't stupid. We're guessing that is why Mr. Putin took the reins from the real president and ordered the goon squads in immediately. Take a page out of the Lukashenko playbook in dealing with the opposition? The opposition seemed surprised at the swift and violent response.
The goons seemed happy, too. They must have been really frustrated having to play nice under the real commander in chief all thru December. Don't worry, they're smiling now.
(Interior Ministry troops seemed happy to take the gloves off.)
Overriding question of the past two days: Is it true that a return to Stalin would be better than a return to Putin?
("Stalin better than Putin!")
It was a theme repeated over and over by Russian citizens.
(Stalin better than Putin posters were everywhere.)
("All hail to the Thief, But I'm Not")
Все очевидно: в стране, где есть Старый Новый год, должен быть старый новый президент. (It is all clear: in the country where there is an Old New Year, will also be an Old New President.)
