the umpire would be shouting, advantage, putin. >> he has filled the leadership gap because obama and kerry can't make up their mind. >> i don't like putin. but i respect that guy. he is tough. he delivers what he says he'll deliver. he presents himself as a real he man, but he lives up to it. our president talks tough, but in a clinch, he's gutless. >> you know, there was a moment in the '08 presidential campaign when the american right got so hot for sarah palin that it actually became a little nc-17. remember, there was this writer who said that when he saw sarah palin she sent star bursts straight through the tv screen. it sent little star bursts through the screen. it's either something you have or you don't and man, she's got