>Tom,
>
>>>>Has anyone paid attention to this:
>>>>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&u=/nyt/20020224/ts_nyt/french_judge_says_pressure_was_from_canada
>>>>
>>>>Now would someone tell me what's going on here?
>>>
>>>
>>>I think the operative phrase is "scapegoating".
>>>
>>>Either that or it really is true that French spines aren't what they once were.
>>>
>>><g>
>>
>>Doug;
>>
>>What's that? The French Judge now states it was really the media that pressured her into all of this to get a story? Hmmm. Maybe she should take the line from Flip Wilson, "The devil made me do it"! :)
>>
>>Tom
>
>
>Hmpphh..
>
>What ever happend to the notion that she made a decision?? Cripes.. Where did personal responsibility go to? When the French chose to follow the renaissance instead of the reformation they cast their future with those who ascribe to moral relativism and it shows in this case IMO. They essentialy adopted the same constitution we did but instead of placing God at the center (reformation) they placed man at the center (renaissance) and proceeded directly to the guillotine whereas we went to the ballot box.

Doug;

If Robespierre could be brought back from the dead he would make France a new nation! :) Perhaps no one would be left!

Tom