[Pokey78]

Ping for the MSPL.

[dennisw]

Pinging for......for........ great justice and this full moon Friday

[xm177e2]

The best response to this line of thinking was by the shrewd Internet commentatrix Megan McArdle: "They're completely missing the point, which is that it's hilarious."

Megan McArdle's website <== go here

[Rightwing Canuck]

He would fit right in as a guest host on the CBC's CounterSpin.

LOL it's funny 'cause it's true.

Today, the sick man of Europe is the European -- the urbane Continental princelings like Chirac and Michel, gliding from capital to capital building their Eutopia, oblivious to the popular will except on those rare occasions, such as Sunday, when the people do something so impertinent they finally catch the eye of their haughty maître d'

This should be the quote of the week.

[arm958]

To the list of polities destined to slip down the Eurinal of history, we must add the European Union and France's Fifth Republic. The only question is how messy their disintegration will be.

I'm glad I read the whole article. The "Eurinal of History" had me laughing out loud. The sad thing is, the author is correct.

[Illbay]

M. Le Pen is an economic protectionist in favour of the minimum wage, lavish subsidies for France's incompetent industries and inefficient agriculture; he's anti-American and fiercely opposed to globalization.

Wow! Maybe in a few years when M. Le Pen is of an even more advanced age than his current advanced age, Pat Buchanan can go over there and continue what Le Pen started.

The above describes Pat Buchanan in every particular.

[IoCaster]

Priceless. This is one for the ages.

LMAO

Thanks.

[Huck]

M. Le Pen is a nationalist and a socialist -- or, if you prefer, a nationalist socialist. Hmm. A bit long but, if you lost a syllable, you might be in business.

LOL

[Brian Allen]

the sick man of Europe ... [Is manifest in] the urbane Continental princelings like Chirac and Michel, gliding from capital to capital building their Eutopia, oblivious to the popular will except on those rare occasions, such as Sunday, when the people do something so impertinent they finally catch the eye of their haughty maître d'.....

To the list of polities destined to slip down the Eurinal of history, we must add the [USSRe -- United Soviet Socialist Republics of eurinal] -- and France's Fifth Republic.

[maica]

Pokey, please put me on your Ping! list for Steyn. His writings are graduate level tutorials in geo-politics. It is so frustrating that he states the obvious, but so few in the media are willing to say the same things.

[July 4th]

gliding from capital to capital building their Eutopia

That word is definitely going to work its way into my writings. Bump for Steyn!

[zeugma]

President Chirac, has declared himself the representative of "the soul of the Republic." In the sense that he's a shifty dissembler with a long history of financial scandal and no political principles, he may be on to something.

This is an absolute classic quote. I'd like to frame it.

[Carolina]

In practice, this boils down to a candidate who's left of right of left of centre, and a candidate who's right of left of right of left of centre.

Okay, my head's spinning.

[toddst]

Very interesting article - thanks for posting.

The French are undergoing a terrible wave of criminality, in which thousands of cars are routinely torched for fun and more and more immigrant suburbs are no-go areas for the police. Chirac and Jospin's unwillingness even to address this issue only confirmed their image as the arrogant co-regents of a remote, insulated elite.

I've not seen this situation described before. No wonder the immigrant issue hit a nerve. Exporting of immigrants IS a big deal solution on the minds of many Frenchmen, apparently. This is one to watch.

[jalisco555]

Thanks for the ping. One of his best ever.

[Grig]

The Canadian PM is reportatly in a bit of a tizzy over the possibility of the same kind of thing happening here and the 'extreemist' Canadian Alliance taking power. I would be so happy if that actually happens

[Cuttnhorse]

I resent the characterization of M. Le Pen as "extreme right."

My sentiments exactly...have never been able to understand why he is consistantly characterized as"extreme right." Hell, my wife says I'm extreme right and I don't believe in any of the junk this guy does.
My wife also says I'm so politically narrow-minded I can look through a keyhole with both eyes.

[VadeRetro]

Europe's ruling class has effortlessly refined Voltaire: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death my right not to have to listen to you say it.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[eureka!]

Ah, the inimitable Steyn pens wonderfully again....

[crystalk]

Gets Best of This Week on FR Award.