>From my friend Mado, a frenchwoman who has long lived in this country:
> talking of Kerrey, am I the only person (rhetorical question) who
> noted that the vote to exclude the US from the HRights spot at the UN
> took place within a few days of the Kerrey revelations failing to
> bring up any reaction by anyone in any position of power other than
> "Uh... let's talk about the weather... "
>
> for me at least, the refusal to even think seriously of the issues
> involved was the most interesting part of that affair-- in effect
> saying "hey we all have a little dirt on our hands..." and still
> expecting to be treated as if *we* didn't