And For Other Purposes

Fries are French again on Capital Hill.

"Three years after now-embattled Rep. Bob Ney, along with Rep. Walter Jones, led the effort to rename french fries "Freedom Fries" in an attempt to strike back at France for not contributing to the Iraq war effort, the basement cafeteria of the House of Representatives has quietly reverted to using the original name, the Washington Times reported in Wednesday editions."

In case you forgot " Ney, whose panel oversees House operations, ordered the House Administrative officer to change the menus in House office building cafeterias to read "freedom fries" and "freedom toast." The House action follows moves by several restaurants around the country to remove "French" fries from their menus to protest French opposition to U.S. military action in Iraq."

Wonder what it costs to have those menus changed and changed back again. Ney should have to cover the printing fees from his own pocket. But - Yeehar. I'm real glad these here government representative folks reverted back to focusing on important government issues like … uhm … like uh ….

Well yesterday there was H.CON.RES.399 Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting, which passed unanimously. (I'm so proud of US victory.)

And oh yeah there was H.R.4561 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the "Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building". (Way to go Pancho, an interesting Texas patriarch BTW.)

S.CON.RES.113 A concurrent resolution congratulating the Magen David Adom Society in Israel for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and for other purposes.