RUSSIA : OPINION: Why Was Vlad So Sad?

       OPINION
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/05/putin-tears-vlad-election
    With 2:04 Speech Video 


     Delivering his recent victory speech...PM Vladimir Putin's voiced cracked and he visibly teared-up...a departure from a long carefully cultivated macho image.
    Why the dramatic change?
    Putin's handlers blamed...Moscow's icy winds.
    This writer speculates that there are other explanations...including a bad facelift.