Vladimar Putin races formula one car:

In a helmet emblazoned with the emblem of Russia and reaching a speed of 240 kilometres (150 miles) an hour, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Sunday burned rubber on a racing circuit in a Formula One car. —Stuart Williams

Compare and Contrast:

Khuram Sher, a Canadian-born physician and graduate of McGill University, was picked up early Thursday as part of “Project Samosa.” Curiously enough, Sher appears to have once auditioned for Canadian Idol, where he performed an off-key rendition of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated.” —-Macleans

It’s now official hybrid drivers biggest assholes on the road:

Hybrid drivers typically drive farther, get more tickets, and have significantly more expensive insurance claims.

Quality Planning found that Toyota Prius drivers get 0.38 violations per 100,000 miles driven, compared to an average of 0.23.-The Car Connection

Also it seems they’re not as “green” as one would think they were:

The long commuters traveled about the same distance whether they drove a hybrid or not, but the everyday drivers of hybrids drove about 25 percent (2,000 miles) farther than those of non-hybrids—largely offsetting any petroleum savings.—The Car Connection

Yeh Baby! “Now this the kind of  Waterboarding I’m  talking about!”

Blatantly stolen from SondraK

65 years ago today our Boys  were landing on the beaches ( Sword, Juneau, Gold, Omaha, Utah and Pointe du Hoc ) of Normandy.  If you don’t want to (or can’t stand to ) listen to our Dear Reader’s apology speech today listen to President Ronald Reagan’s speech from 25 years ago.