There is a God, and just every once in a while He lets us know He loves us by providing us with a deliciously scrumptious piece of excellent good news. His chosen 'prophet' this time is Yahoo News assisted by Drudge. The heading says it all:
Former French President Chirac to stand trial
That is news worthy of several strident whinnies - whaa-whaa-whaa-whaa! It also deserves much clutching of sides, rolling on floor and kicking legs in the air. To be fair, M. Chirac, or Prisoner No. Soixante Neuf, as I like to think of him, has never done me any personal harm, except possibly, breathing, but you only have to look at his photo and you just know he's an A1 merde of the first order.
Alas, there appears to be a degree of wriggle room and so the rascal is unlikely to do jail time but still, if he looks worried now, think how his ulcers will ping over the next few months:
Chirac will answer for only a fraction of the scandals that have hounded him over the years: the others were either thrown out for a lack of evidence or had exceeded the statute of limitations. Even for those going to court, he will answer for just 21 total jobs out of 481 turned up in the investigation by Simeoni's team: Those before 1992 are too old to warrant prosecution.
Bring back 'Madame Guillotine', I say!
"investigation by Simeoni's team"
Are you sure it wasn't George Simenon's team led by Maigret and Inspector Leroy.
Posted by: Xopher | Sunday, 06 March 2011 at 21:58
Is it PC to mention that such an intuitive investigator enjoyed his pipe and a drink!!!!
Posted by: Xopher | Sunday, 06 March 2011 at 22:00
This whole French farce has taken so long I assumed it had been investigated by Insp. Clousseau!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 06 March 2011 at 22:36
But he's not as merdey as Mitterand, surely?
Posted by: dearieme | Monday, 07 March 2011 at 00:34