And Now Nature Turns Against ... the French
Guess who also doesn't get a break? French people! A monstrous Atlantic storm named "Xynthia" smashed into the Atlantic coast of France, destroying many seawalls and motels built by Napoleon and also killing at least 50 people. In France. Jesus, isn't Western Europe supposed to have eternally bland weather, with "chilly drizzle" being about as Extreme as things get? The political angle here is that, for reasons nobody remembers, Jonah Goldberg will laugh about the French being drowned, because he remembers a very funny line from the hit television cartoonThe Simpsons. [ BBC News ]