SPEAKING OF FRANCE. We were, weren't we? The History Channel is running an ad for a show based in French history and at the end it says "It won't hurt you to like France for two hours."

Yes it will.

Anyway, did you know you can make donations for Tsunami Relief on Amazon.com? You can. Guess which country has the most in private donations? America The Beautiful and Generous.

Individual Americans have given right at 14 million dollars for the aid of people on the other side of the globe. Those whiney people of French descent living immediately north of us in a semi-socialist state have given 62 thousand dollars, or enough to buy a new Hummer. The French have given (drum roll) $29 thousand. Oh, the Gaul.