Dos vedanya, Tony!

This delightful photo of BP's former chief executive appears in the UK Guardian under the equally delightful headline: 'BP sends Tony Hayward to Siberia to appease US'. What better place for him than Russia, after the experience he's had this spring and summer, navigating the shoals of American politics? There too corporations find themselves at the disposal of the head of state. Perhaps Vladimir Putin will assign the slinky Anna Chapman as Mr. Hayward's personal assistant--he has promised the expelled secret agents "good jobs and a bright future" now that they are home again. There would appear to be room for her in Mr. Hayward's back seat. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford