Putin: Soviet Collapse a 'Tragedy'

Vlad Putin needs to be watched very closely. The money quote: "As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory." Yeah, so? The fact that millions of people freely chose to move so they didn't have to stand for days in a bread line is BAD? Reminds of a joke Ronald Reagan used to tell. Russian guy goes in to buy a car. The salesman says, "Thank you, comrade, that'll be 10 million rubles. The car will be delivered in 10 years." "Fine," says the Russian guy. "But can you deliver it in the afternoon?" The salesman says," We're delivering it 10 years from now and you want to us to be sure to come in the afternoon?" "Yeah," says the Russian guy. "The plumber's coming in the morning."