Waking the dead

First, freedom fries. Now, this.

Forget dumping champagne, boycotting brie or sailing the Statue of Liberty back to Paris.

Frustrated by France's refusal to support a war with Iraq, U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown- Waite proposes bringing the remains of American veterans buried in France back to the United States.

If the country that U.S. troops helped liberate during World War II won't support American military plans, then Brown-Waite proposes bringing the remains of those troops home for the families that request it.

``France has consistently turned its back on the United States,'' said Brown-Waite, R- Brooksville. ``They forget if it weren't for America, they would be speaking German today.''

I am so embarrassed.

Next up, anyone who has seen the film "Amelie" will be carted off to special detention centers, akin to the concentration camps set up in Colombia for car thieves.

See you there, mon frère.