For the past few years, the only Bo in the world that mattered was the First Dog, Bo Obama. (Apologies to Bo Derek, Bo Jackson, and Bo Bice. But it’s true.) But now, suddenly, there are all these news reports about some other Bo, Bo Xilai, the disgraced official at the center of the Chinese Communist Party’s biggest scandal in decades. When you first saw the headlines, your natural reaction was probably, “How could a fluffy little dog get in so much trouble with the Politburo!?!” But trust us, it’s not Bo the dog! It’s a completely different guy! To help you sort this all out, we’ve put together a handy chart summarizing some key facts about each Bo. We’re calling it, “Know Your Bo.”
