May 2009–Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared an end to Freedom Fries last week when he converted to Francophilia.
On April 25 Senator Alexander gave the Republican Weekly Address in which he explained that Republicans can now applaud “the contrary French” whose president “runs around sounding like a Republican.” He further explained that if Republicans had it their way the U.S. might be eligible to join France in the European Union. And if we were more like France then our energy needs would be easily solved.
Think we’re joking? Take it away, Senator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCew-81O47w.