"I do not want to dedicate my life to assholes."

[Tanuki]

http://theweek.com/speedreads/694368/french-mayor-hilariously-honest-about-why-might-resign-after-town-voted-marine-le-pen

"And you thought American politics were the wild west. Meet Daniel Delomez, the mayor of the town of Annezin in northern France. Delomez is so mad that 38 percent of his local electorate voted for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential election that he says he might step down, he told French publication L'Avenir de l'Artois.

"It is catastrophic," Delomez said. "It's possible that I will step down as I do not want to dedicate my life to assholes."........

[Leith]

1. I Wish American Politicians Were That Brave

It would be refreshing to hear the truth like that.

[Dustlawyer]

8. There s the story now of a REPUBLICAN

Judge that resigned early so the Democratic Governor could replace him bedore they over-ride his veto of legislation that would reduce the number of Justices on the court. He knows it is wrong!

[Manly_Scream]

10. European liberals "get it".

They don't accept any "both sides do it too" gaslighting.

They understand that reich-wingers want nothing short of world domination.

When the villain in movies wants that, they must be stopped.

Reality is no different.

[Doreen]

2. Didn't we have some of ours that quit because of trump?

[uponit7771]

3. +1

[paleotn]

4. I don't blame him

Le Pen is straight out of Vichy France.

[WinkyDink]

5. 38% sounds about right, statistically. Even on the low side! :-P

[Paladin]

6. Words to live by, Mr. Mayor. Words to live by.

[not fooled]

7. Maybe it's a universal human condition

about 1/3 of the population votes for...well, assholes. No matter the country.

[PatrickforO]

9. Man, THAT'S telling them!

The right wing-nuts are a hatin' and ignorant bunch, and yeah, their positions tend to make them behave like assholes.

This reminds me of the old joke about the asshole in charge.

Remember? One day all the parts of the body were arguing over who should be in charge. The brain said it should be in charge because it is the organ that thinks.

The eyes replied that they should be in charge, because without them a person can't see anything.

The ears said, no, they should be in charge because without them, no one would hear anything and that's dangerous.

The legs said they are the ones because they propel the body, and the arms said yes, but we help the body do things when it gets to its destination.

Then, the asshole spoke up. It should be in charge, it said. The other parts of the body laughed so hard the asshole became very angry.

So, it closed shut.

After a couple of days, the legs were wobbly, the arms shook, the ears buzzed and the eyes saw stars. The brain was getting foggy.

Finally, they all agreed to allow the asshole to be in charge. And so it is, to this day!