for ukrainians. and for those who want a democratic future. i think the president s feelings is it is time to get tough with president putin and show president putin we can be definite about protecting our values. so for me, i think this is a positive step the president is taking. let s talk about this. president obama gets to be somewhat tough against a reliable american foe. and also gets to be pro gay rights. kind of a twofer. yeah. if you re playing domestic politics with the olympics, sure. this is not like sending jesse owens to hitler s germany to prove a point. it is a strong symbolic step. our trump card as a country is freedom and diversity. two thing russia is not known for. this is a strong symbolic step but it is just a symbolic step. that said i think it will draw attention. whether it plays domestic will in the polls, probably won t even register. is it the right thing to do? hell yes.
he has been against us on syria, has blocked all the u.n. resolutions there. he has made life very difficult for ukrainians. and for those who want tea sea a democratic future. i think the president s feelings is it is time to get tough with president putin and show president putin we can be definite about protecting our values. so for me, i think this is a positive step the president is taking. let s talk about this. president obama gets to be somewhat tough against a reliable american foe. and also gets to be pro gay rights. kind of a twofer. yeah. if you re playing domestic politics with the olympics, sure. this is not like sending jesse owens to hitler s germany to prove a point. it is a strong symbolic step. our trump card as a country is freedom and diversity. two thing russia is not known for. this is a strong symbolic step but it is just a symbolic step. that said i think it will draw