Bush vs. Kerry: Who suits Russia the most?

Here's a pretty interesting article I found on Pravda. It has a fairly honest portrayel of both candidates and why they would benefit Russia. Some quotes from it (there's a lot more in the article):

For Bush:

As it is known, Bush has been refusing to converse with Chirac and Schroeder over the phone. This is something absolutely unheard of in world politics! AS for the Russian president Vladimir Putin however, Bush behaves quite friendly. Obviously, there is a huge amount of condescension in his good attitude towards the Russian president. In general, Bush and Putin just like their Defense Ministers Rumsfeld and Ivanov understand each other very well. Their worldviews are somewhat similar. Both presidents view the world in black and white colors: one can either be for or against us!

Against Bush:

Today, Saudi Arabia"s lobby is the most powerful in Washington. Saudi"s influence in Washington is based on tremendous sums of money. During the last decade, wealthy Saudi leaders have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the US economy. According to the famous American expert Craig Winger, one billion 477 million of this money had been attributed to various business organizations and individuals who had been somehow connected to the Bush family. When faced with financial difficulties, Saudis have offered their help to save Mr. Bush from bankruptcy.

For Kerry:

At the moment, one thing is clear: slogans of the democratic presidential candidate concerning foreign affairs suit Russia the most. Our country will definitely benefit in case Kerry keeps his word to pay closer attention to America"s partners and to think through his actions. The problem however is such that it is still unclear how Kerry"s slogans will be implemented in reality if he wins. This candidate from the democrats has absolutely no work experience in the system of executive power. In addition, Kerry is famous for his habit to change his mind quite frequently as well as for his innate inability to provide concise answers such as "yes" and "no".

Against Kerry:

This American "political cesspool" could be divided into two parts in terms of its ideologies: Republican and Democratic. Republicans mesmerize foreigners with their na�ve faith in Bush"s genius and his politics in relation to Iraq. Democratic group provides a no lesser shocking impression. Democrats can blab with enthusiasm about Bush"s miscalculations. However, as soon as liberals attempt to explain what actions should be taken, foreigners cannot believe their ears. It turns out, it would be enough to put UN in the forefront in order to solve all world problems.

But this was the best thing it said at the end:

Overall, Russia should stop worrying about the US presidential elections. We"ve got out own problems and neither Bush nor Kerry will be able to solve them.

The funny thing about the positive aspects they list the candidates to have aren't very positive. Another article posted on Pravda Kerry to add Russia to Axis of Evil leads me to believe that at least in Russia, they aren't expecting Kerry to be a heck of a lot better than Bush. Mind you I don't know how well the articles are translated into English.


Can any of the Russian members verify the credibility of Pravda? I check it out every now and again and there is sometimes some crazy stuff reported there.

(Sorry for all the quotes I couldn't think of a proper way to present the article.)

Man that pretty neat, good read. Putin is facing rough times also, but half his population doesnt have their heads up their arse and trying to eat and find jobs.

The terror war.....Russia and the US ARE on the same side but I still dont trust Putin (ex-KGB)