In France, le Bush = l'ennui

By GottaLaff

Bonjour and bien venu, Monsieur Presi----Yaw-w-wn, z-z-z-z-zzz.

"This is an American president at the end of his mandate who awakens more indifference than passion," the right-leaning French newspaper Le Figaro said on the eve of Bush's arrival here.

Bush himself captured the spirit at the start of his tour in Slovenia when he said, "Lots of people like America. It's possible that they don't necessarily like its president." The left-leaning French newspaper Liberation congratulated him for his lucidity.

Oh-h, le suh-nap! President Pepe le P.U. finally said something credible. Continuez, s'il vous plait:

Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, greeted the Bushes at a dinner at the presidential Elysee Palace.

Still, from cardinals at the Vatican to intellectuals in Paris, the disdain for Bush was never far beneath the surface during his visit.

Just like home, eh Monsieur L'Idiot? What goes around comes around, n'est-ce pas?

Francois Heisbourg, a political thinker and chairman of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the Bush presidency had been "the worst period in transatlantic relations," and people in Paris couldn't be bothered with following his visit.

Vive la France!