I don't think they're buying it

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking in Paris today, urged European leaders "to turn away from the disagreements of our past" and "open a new chapter in our relationship and a new chapter in our alliance." Oddly, those words come from the same woman who a couple of years ago said the Bush administration should "punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia" for their decisions not to join the Iraq war coalition.

But hey, that little disagreement is all in the past, right? I'm sure the Europeans have no hard feelings.