Why Do They Bother?

Vladmir Putrid....er, uh, Putin has announced that he is going to run for another term as president of Russia. Why does he bother? Everybody knows Russian elections are a sham, and whoever is the strongest among party members (which at this time is Vladmir) is guaranteed to win. The list of opposing candidates is not yet "set in stone." Of course, we know they don't have a "snowball's chance in hell" of beating him, unless something weird happens. He served two terms in the 90s, then was "appointed" Prime Minister" under Medvedev, and then resumed his presidency. This will be his second term this time as president, and if he lives long enough, will probably become Prime Minister again after that, then "run" for president, again. And so on and so forth.... I don't know who he thinks he's fooling, but I don't think he cares, so long as he is "the power" in Russia. We're getting to the same place in America, but we're just not as good at it, as witness Hillary Clinton's abysmal loss in the last election. (Sputnik News)