Yahoo! News - Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism; EU Joins Fray

Yahoo! News - Russia Rejects U.S. Criticism; EU Joins Fray

"First of all, the processes that are under way in Russia are our internal affair," Sergei Lavrov said.
"And it is at least strange that, while talking about a certain 'pulling back', as he (Powell) put it, on some of the democratic reforms in the Russian Federation, he tried to assert yet one more time the thought that democracy can only be copied from someone's model," Lavrov said.
"We, for our part, do not comment on the U.S. system of presidential elections, for instance."

Ow! Dare I say it? Yes....BURN! Looks like the commies are centralizing power in the executive branch using terrorism as an excuse. Hey, wait a minute....this sounds familiar. You know the only reason Georgie is pissed is because all he got out of the terror card was draconian wire tap and search powers. Well and the ability to hold American citizens without bail ,or a hearing ,or lawyers and subject them to cruel and unusual punishment. The ruskies trumped him but good on this one. They get all that and limit the powers of thier pesky parliament. I can almost hear Georgie when he heard the news....
"Stupid commies. They should have put a muzzle on thier Congress. You mean that parliament thingie IS thier Congress? What!?! Sum bitch! They can do that? Why cain't we do that? That would teach then traitor democrats for opposing me. Bad enough I cain't do whatever I want, but I also gots to put up with them traitors trying to depose me! (obviously a reference to the uppity democrats daring to field a canidate for the Presidental elections) Dammit Dick! You said if I gave your boys free oil contracts I could have the power to make sure everyone lives the RIGHT way!"