Feb. 29, 2012: Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with campaign activists in Moscow. (AP)
MOSCOW-- You think Chicago, you think Windy City. Right?
Not if you're Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin.
While speaking to reporters Wednesday, Putin was quizzed about possible plans to visit the city to attend the NATO summit in May.
Evidently feeling stung by former Chicago denizen President Barack Obama's failure to call and congratulate him on his presidential election win over the weekend, Putin played it cool.
As the journalist pressed again, Putin shot back, saying: "Yes, they say (Chicago is) good. Al Capone lived there."
Perhaps not the best point to make for a leader once depicted in a memorable cover of The Economist weekly as a 1920s gangster with a gas pump in his hand instead of a Tommy Gun.
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