This photo from the G8 Summit is *epic.*

Unrelatedly, the John Ensign affair story, which had previously been painfully boring, just got kinda hilarious. There were reports that he paid off his mistress with campaign funds, which his lawyer naturally denies. But the nature of that denial has to be seen to be believed - "In April 2008, Senator John Ensign's parents each made gifts to Doug Hampton, Cindy Hampton, and two of their children in the form of a check totaling $96,000. Each gift was limited to $12,000. The payments were made as gifts, accepted as gifts and complied with tax rules governing gifts. After the Senator told his parents about the affair, his parents decided to make the gifts out of concern for the well-being of long-time family friends during a difficult time."

That's right - the senator's *parents* paid off his mistress and her family. So sad.