Funny movies, weren't they, with Peter Sellers playing a bumbling French police inspector. Apparently, he based his characterization on real people, judging by the mess in French internal affairs these days.
Chief Inspector Chirac set out to discredit his adversary, the sly political operative Sarkozy. After all, Chirac's hand picked successor, the debonair Dominique, was fading in the polls and someone had to put a stop to the wily Sarko. Bring in le red herring, monsieur!
Seeking to discredit Sarkozy and tie him in with a kickback scheme that came to light a few years back, someone in authority turned some documents over to the judge who was investigating. There was the name of Sarkozy, splattered all over the list of those involved in accepting bribes and other nefarious deeds. Mon Dieu, such a scandal. Turn that man out of office, would be the cry from le monde.
How unfortunate that the documents were false. Dapper Dominique is accused of using the French intelligence service to throw mud on his arch rival, Nicolas Sarkozy. Why, after the documents were released, Dominique was convinced that he had gotten the better of Sarko, but this is the French intelligence service we are speaking of, after all.
Now the socialist ministers are calling for Chirac's resignation. Quel domage. Why does that damned Clouseau always come out ahead?
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