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This whole thing reminds me that when some 25 years ago, French pop artist, Serge Gainsbourg, released a version of "La Marseillaise" on a reggae beat, the reaction among the French political class was exactly the same. Idem for polls. Listening to them, one would have thought that the end of civilization had been reached! Result after 25 years: zip! nada! and I doubt that anybody even remembers except spme olf foggies llike me (who enjoyed the twist Gainsbourg made on very bloody anthem)!
Cynical politicians love this kind of things; it allows then to look like they are on top of things, to take vigorous stances (at no political cost since everybody agrees anyway). It is a lot easier than to make actual decision on the business of running the nation!
Since Colbert has already commented on the Spanish language anthem last week, shouldn't that put the issue off limit to Frist and others? But I forget, reight wingrs do not have a good sense of irony!
When one thinks that Congress will be in session only 97 days this year and that it is willing to spend time on such nonsense, it shows how low our democracy has fallen.
