Progress at the G8 Summit

The G8 Conference, held off the coast of Savannah this week, is producing very little in the way of results. This article, however shows that our leaders are making GREAT STRIDES.

Beach Strolls Thaw French, German Chill on U.S.
...Bush said he ate "superb" food when he went to France last weekend for Sunday's ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy during World War II.

"Over the last few days, this cuisine here in America was certainly on a par with French cuisine," Chirac responded manfully.

"He particularly liked the cheeseburger he had yesterday," said Bush. "It was excellent," agreed Chirac.

A senior U.S. official said after Bush's talks with Schroeder on Tuesday that it was "the most cordial meeting between the two since the beginning of the war in Iraq."

The official picture showed the two smiling, with Bush's dog Barney trotting alongside. According to Schroeder, Barney made them laugh.

Wow. We can't agree on anything real, but Bush and Chirac are cordial enough to pretend that the other countries' food is edible. That's a start. Plus they agree that dogs are funny. Good thing the Vietnamese aren't part of the G8 Summit, or else the Food and Dogs conversations would overlap a bit.

One more thing... is "manfully" a word? Even if it is, I don't see Chirac responding that way.