The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Tuesday, May 31, 2005  

FRENCH VOTE “NON”
Right Wingers Go Nuts

The fall-out from the French referendum on the European Union Constitution has begun: As expected, President Jacques Chirac has dumped Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin.

Raffarin has been replaced by the bête noire of the American right wing, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin.

Watch for a meltdown over at the America Allsters’ blogs.

[Post-publication addendum: I told you so.]

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