Almost Respected The French

So I found this article in The Australian about how French President Nicolas Sarkozy successfully negotiated a cease-fire between Russia and Georgia and was beginning to almost respect the French.

Afterall, according to the article, Russian President Putin was threatening to hang Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili "by the balls". A pretty serious (and kinda gross) threat. Such language wasn't going to bode well for Georgia.

So as I read on, I was getting more and more and unusually impressed with the French for what they did to quell a pretty nasty international event.

Until I read the last bit, President Sarkozy was describing the incidents and the negotiations "after receiving an annual Political Courage Prize from a French review."

Ahhh, what a surprise. The French have a "Political Courage Prize" and they gave it to a French politician. (snigger)

While President Sarkozy may well deserve a prize, I no longer have to worry about respecting the French.