The Russians will send the Constitution into space:
The Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori will be carrying a copy of the as yet unratified Constitution for Europe (presumably it will be wheeled along in a trolley) as he boards the Soyuz rocket that is due to take off tomorrow from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
So, finally, that document will be in the environment that is most appropriate for it: space. It is not quite clear what will happen to it eventually. One assumes Signor Vittori intends to come back to earth at some later date. Will he bring the hefty document back with him? Surely, the EU is not so wicked as to pollute space with it.
Meanwhile, Günther Verheugen, Commission Vice President has waxed lyrical on the event:“In orbit, the constitution will not only encompass Europe, but the whole world. Let us hope that this symbol of European identity will be well received both by Europeans and by the peoples of other continents.”
Someone should do something about Herr Verheugen’s medication in our opinion.
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Rigging the debate:
Chirac is, according to The Daily Telegraph returning to the fray tonight, in a televised "debate" on the private TF1 channel.
But, rather than confront his critics in a genuine debate, l’escroc has opted for a live studio appearance with 80 carefully selected "young people", as his way of counter the forces of dissent.
And, already, the tactic seems to be backfiring on him. Questions are being asked about the participants in the broadcast, and about the role of the president's daughter, Claude, who leads his communications team, in its planning. Opponents have seized on the absence of any champion of the No cause. Journalists from other stations unsuccessfully asked France's broadcasting watchdog, the CSA, to intervene, condemning a "confusion of information with entertainment".
Only if you have a very broad definition of "entertainment." Of course, you'd have to have an even broader definition of "information."
