It's as if they had caved on everything the Dems would have demanded in 2002 just to get the Iraq war authorisation. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
They drank the kool-aid.
Oh - but never mind, Le Canard Enchainé reported Wednesday that French traders that come back to France and work between one day and one month (but not more) in France after losing their job in the UK apparently get indemnified on the basis of their UK salary - ie they get the ASSEDIC ceiling which is around 5000 eruos per months. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes