Let's see. First Obama refuses to meet with Putin because Russia is harboring Edward Snowden. And now this:
MOSCOW — Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists said Tuesday they have been invited to meet with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of this week's Group of 20 summit in Russia.
What
will Putin do? It's all so junior high, so tit-for-tat, when you get
right down to it. Will Putin view Obama's meeting with gay reps as
"propaganda" and arrest him? That would be fun. On the other hand, will
Putin punish the gay reps afterward? I wouldn't like to see that happen.
But
seriously, the whole thing is like a cartoon. The Russian president with
a fixation on personal manliness goes after the gays. And the American
president who promised the most transparent administration in history
goes after whistleblowers with demonic vengeance. (And after receiving
the Nobel Peace Prize, tries to start World War III -- to prove his manliness.)
These are cartoon times, for sure.
