Well, it turns out that with my publication Friday of my armchair s top ten reasons to hate the French, I had my finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist once again. The news this A.M. is that the French are being obstreperous about our attempts to blockade Serbia.
Today comes the second installment of anti-French jingoism.
Friday s went over extremely well with most of you, but two or three people thought I was profoundly offensive or flirting perilously with the forces of reaction. I thought I made it clear on Friday that I was simply being a traffic cop for the views of my staff. I have nothing but love for the peace-loving and heroic people of France. Besides, running a list of the top ten reasons to hate the French certainly doesn t preclude the possibility that one could also uphold a list of the top ten reasons to love the French. I won t write it, mind you.