No doubt you are correct and that is why Chirac is not sending a rep tomorrow, he has a permanent one in the Senate, Kerry, D-France.
I hadn't thought of that but then sometimes I am not so good with the obvious ;)
I am a huge basketball fan in Michigan and yet tonight I am more interested in watching CSpan than the Pistons. I am thankful for every salute, every tear and every hand at the heart that serves to express what I can only do from a distance.