Sorry Vlad, Topless Fishing Isn't Hip

It may be the rage in Siberia, but pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fishing topless drew ughs in Washington.

A Bush adviser says, "I'd rather have a flawed view of his soul than a clear view of his pecs!"

"Man boobs," sneered another.

GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee tells us candidly: "While I am impressed with the fact he can get out and go fishing, the shirtless photo doesn't do anything for me. Now, if it was a picture of Scarlett Johansson, that would be another story."

By Paul Bedard