Looks like Obama may have outmaneuvered Putin, forcing him to overreach.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/14/1371003/-Looks-like-Obama-may-have-outplayed-Putin?detail=email

Remember a couple weeks ago when McCain, FOX and the GOP were all saying "Obama misread Putin... and now we are paying a heavy price for it"?  Well, looks like they were the ones misreading Putin. Won't be the first time Republicans got that wrong, is it Dubya?

McCain's recent attack on Obama's foreign policy was on March 4th.  Putin hasn't been seen since March 5th.  And now, informed sources are saying a "slow motion coup" is underway in Russia.

The Mercury Club was formed to provide a venue that enabled business, political and cultural interactions between lawmakers, business people, officials of the Government and the Administration of the President of Russia.  

In short, the Mercury Club is where heavy hitters in Russia meet.

The president of this association is former Russian Prime Minister, Yevgeny Primakov.  When he speaks, people listen.  

Two months ago, at a Mercury Club forum,  Primakov spoke about his concerns for Russia’s economic future and "tore Putin's policy to bits."

On Foreign Policy 

- Russia would like to normalize relations with the U.S. and Europe

- Without this [cooperation] we will lose our country’s status as a great power.
On the Economy 

- Russia is experiencing a difficult economic situation. There are external reasons: the fall in oil prices and the sanctions against Russia. 

- Russia’s economic course cannot be one of self-isolation.
On Ukraine

 looks as though it's not the all about Putin show after all.  remember republicans picking Putin over Pres. did someone else look or were they just relying on Bush's look into his soul?  don't remember hearing anything different from republicans about Pres. but they are being outBama'd  with every move they make and are IMO becoming irrelevant with every mention of Benghazi, ObamaCares and their budget and taking away food stamps and healthcare that is the difference in them and Russia's bigwigs.  now if Bibi gets the boot we might be ableto put our shades back on because the future will get a lot brighter.