Putin is a corrupt, power hungry, politician with only his personal desires driving him, and he is openly ok with that vision of himself. McCain and Obama are the exact same things, except they pretend otherwise. That puts Putin above those two idiots in my book. Even if it is slightly. It's not admiration, though.
John McCain Caught Playing Poker During U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Syria September 04, 2013 Rich Ryan On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was photographed playing poker on his iPhone during a U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing regarding possible military action in Syria. To the naked eye, you can see that Sen. McCain is at a five-handed hold'em table. When you blow up the photo (taken by Washington Post photographer Melina Mara), you can see that Sen. McCain had just limped in from under the gun with queen-deuce off suit. http://www.pokernews.com/muck/john-mccain-caught-playing-poker-during-u-s-senate-hearing.htm