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No More Lessons from French Tutors
By Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times
November 8, 2005
Only yesterday, our French friends were chiding us for inviting the ocean in to drown the poor folks of New Orleans. Gallic hearts broke at the sight of desperate Americans perched on the rooftops of the Big Uneasy, and the 50 million Frenchmen who can't be wrong were ready and eager to tutor us in righteousness and rectitude.
What a difference a fortnight can make. Paris, if not burning, is certainly simmering this morning, and most of France with it. When you're sitting on a red-hot stove, it's difficult to think of your neighbor's distress.
for full article: http://www.washtimes.com/national/pruden.htm
By Wesley Pruden, The Washington Times
November 8, 2005
Only yesterday, our French friends were chiding us for inviting the ocean in to drown the poor folks of New Orleans. Gallic hearts broke at the sight of desperate Americans perched on the rooftops of the Big Uneasy, and the 50 million Frenchmen who can't be wrong were ready and eager to tutor us in righteousness and rectitude.
What a difference a fortnight can make. Paris, if not burning, is certainly simmering this morning, and most of France with it. When you're sitting on a red-hot stove, it's difficult to think of your neighbor's distress.
for full article: http://www.washtimes.com/national/pruden.htm
