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2005-05-22 Europe

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Posted by .com 2005-05-22 04:51|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Couldn't happen to a more arrogant, deserving country.

Posted by too true 2005-05-22 10:24|| 2005-05-22 10:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Many pundits have attributed the lack of French enthusiasm for the constitution to the love deficit they feel toward the current government.

Love deficit---That's rich!

In fact, French agonizing is so acute that Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, currently wearing the mantle of the EU presidency, resorted April 19 to saying that the French should vote for the constitution if for no other reason than because the Americans want them to vote no.

Hey, guyz 'n' galz. Vote any way you like. It's your gig. Just think about what you have for glue to hold your little confederation together. It will take more than a multi-hundred page ~~ops manual~~ constitution to do the trick. We in the US had quite the document and we still fought a civil war over it....but we are still here. Welcome to the major leagues.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-05-22 11:03|| 2005-05-22 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Anybody who thinks Chirac's government will allow a straight, un-fixed referendum hasn't been, y'know' paying attention. They're running scared, and the ballot boxes are looking nervous.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-22 12:20|| 2005-05-22 12:20|| Front Page Top

#4 --In many ways a Franco-Russian partnership is a match made in heaven.---

Commie to commie, what a surprise. We ain't calling it the EUSSR for nothing.

To me, all this process is is another battle in a 1000 y.o. gaul/anglo war.

Does schaudenfreude (sp) apply here?

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-05-22 18:57|| 2005-05-22 18:57|| Front Page Top

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