I note that Putin opens with a swipe at the idea of American exceptionalism. Given how important many on the right (and some on the left) have said that exceptionalism is, it will be interesting to see how many on the right turn on their principals and side with Putin due to extreme Obama hate.

If you’re a conservative in the way Barry Goldwater and William F. Buckley were conservative, Then Obama vs. Putin is easy: Obama is an American who is in this case defending American values. Anyone who calls himself or herself a conservative and sides with Putin over Obama in this matter thus has betrayed their cause in the name of hate.