A nifty deal.

Maybe Vladimer Putin is an autocrat. A dictator, of sorts. But give him credit. He has a 71 percent approval rating in Russia. That makes him an astute politician. Meanwhile, Barack Obama’s approval rating has plummeted to 41 percent. How should we take all this?  Means Putin is well-liked in his country. If not in the Western world. Means Obama isn’t nearly as well-liked as he was when first elected.  But there’s a consolation. For Obama. He still gets higher approval ratings than Congress. I have an idea. Let’s have an exchange program. America takes Putin. For a year. Provided the Russians take Obama. I’d also throw in Congress. To make it a nifty deal. For America, that is. –Jim Broede