Free Republic

<p>As President George W. Bush tries to persuade the nation that he has a plan for Iraq, he might try another tough sell: that he has a plan for the economy. While the U.S. economy continues to limp along with the unemployment rate at 5.6 percent, its vital signs are not encouraging.</p>

<p>The next time you hear a bunch of talk show patriots trash-talking the French for congenital anti-Americanism, ingratitude and cowardice because France led the international opposition to President Bush's misadventure in Iraq, politely inform them there would be no United States of America without France.</p>