Vampiric Dictator of the Year

Vladimir Putin was named Time Man of the Year. From faithful reader, Bob:

"He is diminutive—5 ft. 6 in". WTF? That does it, gloves off Time Magazine.

Putin's popularity is an accident created by booming oil riches. When the money stream runs dry and Russia still has Cold War infrastructure and 21st century poverty, his regime will repress not just vocal elites, but the masses it purports to serve. His decision "not to challenge the constitution" and "step down" into a permanent role as Prime Minister must be attacked from every corner of the globle.

Face it, he beat JK Rowlins and Al Gore. That isn't exactly Roosevelt and Churchill."

From John McCain: "I looked into his eyes and saw three letters: a K, a G and a B" (Boston Herald).