Correction and mea culpa.  I'm very sorry to have maligned Francois by making the erroneous assumption that he is a Republican.  As Laura points out in her comment on the last blog, one reason I should have known better is that I went to their party celebrating Obama's victory.  No one should have his/her reputation sullied by implications of supporting the Greedy Oligarchs' Party.

We had a lovely two-hour brunch with good food and great conversation despite my gaffe.