Politics Just Got Tougher

America's Presidents do fun things. Barack Obama plays basketball. George W. Bush dodges shoes. Bill Clinton.... well we won't go there.

However, no American politician is nearly as badass as Russia's ex-President, Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin has shot tigers, flown bomber planes, goes target shooting regularly, appointed himself Prime Minister, is an Olympic-level practicer of Judo, rides across Russian prairies shirtless and without security, threatened to castrate a French journalist, was in the KGB, and he is, himself, registered as a lethal weapon.

In essence, Vladimir Putin could wipe the floor with any US President. He has been called the Russian Chuck Norris multiple times.

Putin, with a high-powered rifle. Hunting TIGERS.

No, he doesn't need security.

He's on a boat, with a crossbow. I have no idea what he's doing. I bet it's badass though.

Let's do a comparison. Below, you see an image of Vladimir Putin holding a massive sniper rifle, wading through a marsh. I don't think that will be easy to top.

He's hunting. For ducks, tigers, or men?

Alright, and here's what America has to offer...

He shoots... Does he score?

Ah yes, our best shot (pun intended) is Barack Obama playing basketball. That's a step up from clearing brush, building models, or running campaigns. But it does not hold a candle to shooting tigers. America might have a chance though....

Nope, we're boned. None of our politicians are as smart, or as incredibly badass as Putin.

So, in the final analysis, Russia has politicians that are far cooler than America's. Putin is smart, badass, and kinda creepy. A deadly combo. Oh well, we can dream that our President will one day be able to do this:

Good luck sleeping knowing that this man is in charge of the world's second largest nuclear arsenal.