Playboy praises pervy pol

In what is perhaps a first for the storied men's magazine, a man has graced the cover of Playboy: former Mayor of San Diego Bob Filner. "Even more than President Clinton," explained an unsigned editorial, Filner represents the kind of progressive political viewpoint combined with freewheeling sexuality that tracks with the Playboy philosophy."

Declared Playboy founder Hugh Hefner: "Filner understood the real point of political power, and power in general: getting action even though you're old and creepy. We here at Playboy salute both his honesty and his appetite."