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French Politics – Part Two
As sure as God(or someone just like him/her) made little green Apples, from time to time under the political big top a star attraction tumbles from the tightrope. The high wire flyer’s demise creating an opportunity for those anxious to ascend to the same lofty heights.(But hopefully avoding the same fate.)The unexpected and supersonic descent […]
23May2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 3 comments | Continued
French Politics – Part One
Of all the great “bon mots” of wisdom my Father imparted before sending me out into the World – the most enduring and effective was : “If you want to get along with as many people as possible, never discuss Religion,Sex or Politics.” While I have, in the main, adhered to this Fatherly sagess, there […]
14May2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 2 comments | Continued
Wrong, Mr. President
(Authors Note : It’s a rare occasion I comment on non-French events. This is one.) Wrong, Mr. president. Revenge is not justice. Justice is the granting of due process to the accused.(Even, and especially, if they are clearly guilty.) When you short circuit that human right, that’s revenge. When your revenge takes the form of […]
7May2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 6 comments | Continued