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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jomama: [QB] [b]President Bush Sells Louisiana Back to the French[/b] >> President Bush and a giddy Jacques Chirac shake hands on the deal. >> >> BATON ROUGE, LA. - The White House announced today that President >> Bush has successfully sold the state of Louisiana back to the French >> at more than double its original selling price of $11,250,000. >> >> "This is a bold step forward for America," said Bush. "And America >> will be stronger and better as a result. I stand here today in unity >> with French Prime Minister Jack Sharaq, who was so kind to accept my >> offer of Louisiana in exchange for 25 million dollars cash." >> >> The state, ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, will cost hundreds of >> billions of dollars to rebuild. >> >> "Jack understands full well that this one's a 'fixer upper,'" said >> Bush. "He and the French people are quite prepared to pump out all >> that water, and make Louisiana a decent place to live again. And >> they've got a lot of work to do. But Jack's assured me, if it's not >> right, they're going to fix it." >> >> The move has been met with incredulity from the beleaguered residents >> of Louisiana. >> >> "Shuba-pie!" said New Orleans resident Willis Babineaux. >> "Frafer-perly yum kom drabby sham!" >> >> However, President Bush's decision has been widely lauded by >> Republicans. >> >> "This is an unexpected but brilliant move by the President," said >> Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. "Instead of spending billions and >> billions, and billions of dollars rebuilding the state of Louisiana, >> we've just made 25 million dollars in pure profit." >> >> "This is indeed a smart move," commented Fox News analyst Brit Hume. >> "Not only have we stopped the flooding in our own budget, we've made >> money on the deal. Plus, when the god-awful French are done fixing it >> up, we can easily invade and take it back again." >> >> The money gained from 'T'he Louisiana Refund' is expected to be >> immediately pumped into the rebuilding of Iraq. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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