Just like old buddies

It seemed like George and Jacques were just a couple of old buds as they dined and joked together today.

Only months after he criticized countries "like France," President Bush was lavish in his praise of French President Jacques Chirac, one of the sharpest critics of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

I applaud Bush for reaching out to mend relations with France, but it's going to take more than George and Jacques sharing a laugh over lobster risotto to get me back to the Bordeaux isle.