Neal Gabler: Putin and Netanyahu in the top 10 most admired in US. Why?
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the State Council and the Presidential Council for Culture and Art at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Dec. 24, 2014.
When Gallup issued its annual poll of the men Americans most admired in 2014, it featured two improbable names at No. 10: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. All things considered, 2014 wasn't a terribly good year for either.
