Are We Still Doing This?

Really?  Are we still too angry to call yummy things "French"?  You'll recall "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast".  In fact, in 2003, the U.S. Capitol cafeteria officially removed all mention of the word "French" from its menu, after Congressman Bob Ney demanded it.  See, back in '03 folks here in the U!S!A! were pissed that the French government refused to support the American invasion of Iraq.  French officials didn't believe there was adequate evidence that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction and argued for more extensive searches by UN weapons inspectors.  Well, nothing gets under our khakis here in 'Merca like not supporting an invasion that we've spent months tailgating for.  And so the streets ran red with spilt Frenchie wine.  Boycotts ensued.  

This man could not get a job: 

Although, come to think of it, that probably had more to do with coke and boywhores than his name.  But I digress.

Flash forward to 2006, and, sacre bleu,  it turns out that the French were absolutely right.  Funny thing about those WMD.  Yeah, not there.  None.  Not a one.  A bipartisan Congressional committee presented a 142 page report to the president that said so (if only he read).  But despite the complete vindication of the French government's position, Americans still don't seem ready to bury le hatchet.   Perhaps Congressman Bob Ney will set the standard and admit the error of his ways, since he seems to be doing a lot of that lately; In 2007, Ney pleaded guilty to taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a lobbyist.  Here's a picture of him sharting himself after being sentenced to 30 months in federal prison:

Cheer up, Bob.  30 months is only half as long as the war has gone on.  Good luck in prison.  Enjoy the Freedom Kissing.