[Thanks to James.]

In this overall positive interview praising the president for meeting with Russian dissidents, Garry Kasparov drops this gem:

Then [Kasparov's "enemy-of-his-enemy" ally and Communist Party leader Gennady] Zyuganov  … told Obama he’d done a good job nationalizing the banks and auto companies. It was all he could do not to say, “You’re on the right track, comrade Obama!”

Sometimes Communists almost say the darndest things!

So, how do you play this game?

A canny and brave man.  Read this brief, engaging NYT account of him crashing a Putinist rally, stealing the microphone, and winning the crowd.