The right says positive things about Putin only because they feel Putin has made Obama look weak. I doubt the republicans truely support Putin.
I dunno... for a person with as much political capital as Rudy to say "THAT is what you call a leader..."
I mean, sadaam hussein made decisions even faster than Putin... while it took Putin about 15 minutes to push thru his agenda, Sadaam would have done it immediately.
Repubs are actually praising Putin for not following all the checks we have in the USA to keep one angry leader from entering a war. "Obama is such a wimp because he has to consult with congress, lol, why can't be be more like Putin and just decide for them?"
Seriously, obama could create world peace and they'd shit on him for the drop in defense spending.