The one thing we know about politics is that Republicans are all about free trade and Democrats are all about protectionist tariffs, right?
Wrong. One of the many petty things that Dubya did just before leaving office was impose a bunch of hefty tariffs on foreign foods. That included a 300% tax on Roquefort. Sacré bleu! This is outrageous! I trust that all cheese-thinking Americans will write to Mr. Obama forthwith and demand that this unjust tax be done away with. (And failing that you should all mail packages of over-ripe Vieux Boulogne to your CongressCritters.)
Well, cheese is French, and we know how the Bushits felt about France.
Yes, but what have the Italians (sparkling water) and Irish (oatmeal!) done to offend them?
Are there actually cheese-thinking Americans? With the exception of Jay Lake, obviously? I thought they all ate stuff not legally recognisable as cheese…
Jay and I have been busily corrupting them.
And hey, Culture Magazine is produced in America.
Cheryl@3
Yes, but what have the Italians (sparkling water) and Irish (oatmeal!) done to offend them?
For starters, they have the audacity to be foreigners.
Pah. Everybody “knows” that Republicans are better for the economy than Democrats, and yet…
I speak with the self-assurance of one who has a whole untouched Truffle Cheese sitting in his fridge. ^___^