Vladimir Putin on Hillary: "At a minimum, a head of state should have a head"

From Ben Smith at Politico:

When Hillary Clinton said, way back in New Hampshire, that Vladimir Putin "doesn't have a soul," I figured that would be the sort of thing the Russian wouldn't be pleased about. . . . .

He was asked about the remark at his press conference yesterday, however, and indeed wasn't pleased.

The former KGB lieutenant colonel appeared to lash out at U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton — a leading Democratic candidate for president — when one reporter quoted her as saying that former KGB officers have no soul:

"At a minimum, a head of state should have a head," Putin said.

How can this be?  A DEMOCRAT running for President has worse skills of diplomacy than George W. Bush?

I thought the reason America isn't beloved by all world leaders is that it currently lacks the nuanced, silver-tongued diplomacy of a Democrat in the Oval Office. 

Unless -- unless . . . that assumption is wrong.

Comments

[DavidL]

Personally I have never bought the hype that Mrs. Clinton was smart. If Mrs. Clinton is actually smart, she has hidden all evidence of it.