Because it's his birthday

I'll move on to other world leaders that creep me out.

For example there is the John Derbyshire-esque President of Russia:

Vladimir Putin's decision to stop a small boy as he walked through the Kremlin and kiss his stomach was prompted by a desire to "touch him like a kitten," the Russian president said on Thursday.

Okay.

I'm just going to slowly back away from this post and think of something more pleasant, like a solid blow to the testicles.