There's an important distinction between being an empathetic, supportive leader and being everyone's BFF.

做一位有同理心的支持型领导者，与成为大家最好的朋友，这两者之间有着重要的区别。

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Which makes it all the more interesting that congressional Democrats haven't been more supportive of the new leader of their party.

CNN: Commentary: Guess who's not giving Obama full support?

Shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle said Labour was "broadly supportive" of the Commission's proposals, which set out plans in 2010 to make savings of 17% by 2014.

BBC: House of Commons administration debate

So given his influence within Russia and its system, even as President Medvedev was of course the leader of the government, our assessment is that Prime Minister Putin was supportive of the reset as it unfolded over the course of the last several years.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing