The highlights:
Vladimir Putin prepared for his eventual retirement in 2008 by forcing the Russian Parliament to create a position called "Czar," which he described as "purely ceremonial." Critics of his imperial ambitions and corrupt, gangster-style government were not reassured by the theft of Lenin's body, which turned up on eBay, was then stolen from the winning bidder and was finally discovered in a London alley. Poisoned.
He actually manages to top this gem with his "recap" of presidential bumper stickers:
Rudy Guiliani rolled out a new campaign slogan: "Why? Because I'll Nuke Them Old-School Style If I Have To, and You Know It," while John McCain's team came up with a GOP base-tested slogan, "Suck It Up, Haters! It's Him or the Witch."
I'm in awe of Lileks ability to so wittily capture the reason behind voting for either candidate. The rest of the article is, of course, worth reading. Any sentence containing "Kim John Il" and "pony" is inherently amazing.
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