The DrsC were in Russia within the last month and asked Russians about their President Putin. President Bush would love to have the popularity that Putin has.
Read this article by Spengler in the Asia Times Online. In it he(?) imagines what Bush and Putin might have said to each other in Kennebunkport recently if both had spoken their minds. To get an idea of what the world must look like from the viewpoint of President Putin, this article is a must-read.
Note: the article permits no quotes so none appear here.