"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing,
if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"
-- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803

Reminding the French

by Lee

Bush is reminding the French of the consequences of pissing off the world’s only superpower.

AMERICA last night dramatically warned French President Jacques “Le Worm” Chirac not to veto UN moves to disarm Saddam Hussein. 

In an astonishing slap-down, the US envoy to France said any attempt by France to scupper military action would be seen as “very unfriendly”. 

Ambassador Howard Leach said in Paris: “France and the United States can do many things together. I hope we will continue to work together. 

“I hope there won?t be a veto because a veto would be very unfriendly and we wouldn’t look kindly upon it.”

The ambassador’s blunt public warning, authorised by President George Bush, was the nearest thing to a declaration of diplomatic war. 

It will be interesting to see if that wormy prick Chirac has the balls to use his veto.  I know he wants to, but I’m hoping he’s more of a pragmatist than that.

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