[Revolting cat!]

John McCain said today, and for once he was right: “Russia is a gas station pretending to be a country.” Russia’s economy, folks, is about the size of Italy’s economy. Best of luck to any place voting to join this big happy slum.

[Marguerite]

" Russia’s economy, folks, is about the size of Italy’s economy."

Oh, really? Where do you het this data from?

July 12, 2013

Russia Overtakes Germany To Become Europe’s Largest Economy

Gross domestic product 2012: Russia - $3,373,16 million; Italy - $2,018,43 million

[ek_hornbeck]

John McCain said today, and for once he was right: “Russia is a gas station pretending to be a country.” Russia’s economy, folks, is about the size of Italy’s economy. Best of luck to any place voting to join this big happy slum.

Sadly, even though the standard of living in Russia is pathetic by western standards, it's a big step up relative to that in Ukraine, Moldova, and various other former Soviet Republics.