He's the Cook, Man!

Steven Seagal may not be the most important actor in America today, a title that surely belongs to the immortal Chuck Norris.  But Seagal clearly knows greatness when he sees it:  he has been busily defending Vladimir Putin from some recent bad press.

Seagal was invited onto Russia Today, where viewers were reminded that both Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwartzenegger had been Hollywood stars -- just like Seagal! -- and that the star of Pistol Whipped and Mercenary for Justice is "no less popular or authoritative in the world today."  He's also done a 2,000 word interview with the Rossikaya Gazeta, further explaining why Putin is Da Man and Obama is, as we all know, a limp-wristed sissy.

The Moscow Times sums up the interview:

Seagal, a Republican who is thought to be a relatively close acquaintance of Putin partly due to their shared love of martial arts, said that Putin is "one of the great living world leaders" and that he "would like to consider him as a brother." Earlier this month he helped Putin promote the relaunch of a physical fitness program discontinued after the fall of the Soviet Union. 

And there you have it.  Steven Seagal is a true manly man, as popular and authoritative as Ronald Reagan, spiritual brother of one of the world's greatest living leaders.  If you don't believe it, just ask him.  Or, if he doesn't return your call, ask Putin's state-run media.