Steve Clemons, currently in Libya, on Qaddhafi: “Libyan Leader Muammar al Gaddafi’s pictures are everywhere — but at least they are creative and have some panache compared to what one finds in some other countries with dominant political bosses who have no style.”

What next? “Say what you will about Kim Jong-il and his slave-labor camps, but at least the man knows his whiskey.” Or, “Bashar al-Assad may facilitate the transit of suicide bombers into Iraq, but at least he has poise.”