Unbelievable BS.

Lawmaker Wants 'French' Back in Fries: "But House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who initiated the menu change with Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., said they'll continue to fight for their freedom fries.

Ney said that the day after Jackson Lee wrote her letter the French came out with an untenable timetable for elections in Iraq, confounding U.S. efforts to win United Nations backing for the reconstruction effort. ``They were noncooperative and arrogant then,'' before the war, ``and they are again noncooperative and arrogant,'' Ney said. ``I haven't seen a huge change.''

Ney said that was originally a gesture toward the French ``has become an international food fight. It means something to a lot of people.''

``The whole premise behind the gesture was to support our troops in Iraq,'' said Lanier Swann, spokeswoman for Jones. ``The congressional passion in support of them has not waned and the French position has not changed.''"