Reply #6: It's like Kremlinology, what with the 'closed press'

[MADem]

They used to pay schmucks to watch Soviet TV and try to read the tea leaves based on the footage of the hoi polloi at the inevitable parades. This article reminds me of that.

He sure ain't holding many open press conferences, and never has; and with the current mood, I doubt he'll be eager to do too much of that in future, either.