Last week there were a flurry of reports, all officially denied, that George Bush Sr., President Vladimir Putin of Russia, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Cesar Chavez of Venezuela were all suffering from serious health problems. Bush: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Former-President-George-H-W-Bush-hospitalized-in-4077162.php Putin: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/whats-happened-to-action-man-vladimir-putin-forced-to-play-down-health-rumours-8372490.html Abdullah: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/11/28/Saudi-kings-health-spurs-succession-issue/UPI-89161354129123/ Chavez: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/11/29/venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez-battling-bone-metastasis-report-says/ Most intriguing of all is the article in the…