Bastille Day

On this day of freedom for the French, a look back at my reaction to the pre-war drum beat

3/18/03 BUSH TO FRANCE: TAKE YOUR LIBERTÉ AND SHOVE IT
You have to hand it to our pro-war France bashers. What they lack in loyalty, they make up for in shear ignorance. Sure, France supported our independence when we had that little spat with the Brits known as the Revolutionary War, but what have they done for us lately? So change French Fries (a Belgian dish originally) to Freedom Fries. Get rid of French Toast (the 1724 reinvention of Albany, NY tavern owner Joseph French). Let’s replace the Statue of Liberté (a gift from the French) with a sculpture of Laura Bush. And while we’re at it, down with démocratie. (Yes, we get the word from French.) Dubya doesn’t much have a hankering for democracy, anyway. Where would he be today if America had majority rule?