Thaksin in Chiang Mai?

Today I rode up along the road towards Doi Suthep. About half way there I passes a small convoy. Too small to really be anyone important, but maybe they were trying to not draw any attention. The fact that the first car was the only blaring it's horn and flashing lights as it neared every corner sure seemed to support that idea. Maybe it was silly for me to immediately think of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but I only know of so many politicians from Chiang Mai. People here really don't like him right now. Maybe it's the quiet selling of his family's wireless company in Singapore to evade billions in taxes, or one of the other numerous current scandals plaguing his campaign. I feel sorry for him, he's just taking cues from US.

Anyhow, as the first SUV went screeching by with it's lights-a-flashin', I made a mental note to try and look thru the tinted windows of the second SUV to see none other than PM Thaksin. Wearing a French Beret and sitting confidently in the passenger seat. With my quick reflexes I was able to pull out my Canon Elph, click it on, set the correct speed, and snap this pick of the Prime Minister. At least I think it was him. Roll over photo for a reference image of him.

*note - If you happen to be in Studio City dining at a Thai restaurant and bring up the subject of Thai politics, be sure to squint real hard and pronounce it Taksin or they'll stare at you blankly. Weird, if I bring it up here they all say Thaksin...?