Only the communists would say this.

Best quote:

The group's statement describes 007 as "a man who worked for decades under the orders of Thatcher and Reagan to destroy the USSR."

This was a let down. I was expecting something about Obama and more "OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST!!!!" fears. Thread totally didn't deliver.

Also, before people go around and tell RL friends about this who won't actually read the article and will instead ask for a summary, make sure you mention its a break-off/splinter group from the second largest party in the parliament. AKA not the real Russian Communist party (i think they still have a real one) and certainly not anywhere close to a majority of the Russian parliament.

Jan Dondana

This was a let down. I was expecting something about Obama and more "OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST!!!!" fears. Thread totally didn't deliver.

Obama is a socialist, not a communist. Please adjust your rumor expectations accordingly.

I've heard people refer to him as a communist multiple times (perhaps even here on TRF, but definately other places), hence my expectations. Also I find many people who feel someone is a socialist express that feeling by calling the person a communist.

I've heard lots of people call him a communist, but there's no real basis for calling him that. He is a de facto socialist.

There is nothing wrong with limited socialism

Limited socialism is what we have now (with the bailout and our redistribution of income). Anything more and it's bad news for the country.

Hardly - that's not socialism, that's idiocy. You do not throw good money after bad. Good socialism is government controlled and owned business - several, not all - where it holds a monopoly, such as petrol or natrual gas, or some such thing, thus utilizing the profits therefrom to place into institutions like mass transit, defense, free or extremely low cost college, lower cost health care, etc. And of course, to ease the tax burden on society.

No - bailouts and such is a ridiculous idea tha destroys the vert nature of business - if you fail, you fail. If you've run your business poorly, you suffer the consequences. One does not put a bandaide on a bullet wound.