[mlc9852]

"...though of course if he had supported President George W Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair then, he would be in even greater trouble now."

Somehow I doubt it. I must admit to taking some perverse pleasure from all this bad news for Chirac.

[expatpat]

I must admit to taking some perverse pleasure from all this bad news for Chirac.

I share your Schadenfreud. However, the alternative to Chirac is true Socialism (unless LePen gets a lot more support, due to the rioting Moozlie).