[NeoCaveman]

Homework:

Mark Steyn waxes philosophical about the French elections.

[hobbes1]

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."

Absolutely. You'd have to have a heart of stone not to be weeping with laughter at the scenes of France's snot-nosed political elite huffily denouncing Sunday's result as an insult to the honour of the Republic

So true. See post 11.