Vladimir Putin made the argument today that a little gossip is good for politics, governance and the heart-rate. Otherwise life is boring.  All gossip surrounding his ten-day absence from the world scene is focused on TIchino, Switzerland, where his first or second or perhaps third child may have been born to a young Russian gymnast.  Italian politicians like Berlusconi use Switzerland for the same reason Putin did, privacy.  Now Switzerland has added to its list of crucial businesses — which includes cuckoo clocks, cheese, watches, privacy and beneficial owners, the mistress category. This tiny country knows how to survive. And we are entering the Kremlin’s announced competition for the best gossip on the Putin Absence,