Associated Press: Lawmaker Wants ‘French’ Back in Fries. Of course, the original Republican lawmakers who changed the names of the offending foods in the House cafeterias and dining halls aren’t relenting on their decision:

House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney, R-Ohio, who initiated the menu change with Rep. Walter Jones (news, bio, voting record), R-N.C., said they’ll continue to fight for their freedom fries.

Ney said that the day after Jackson Lee wrote her letter the French came out with an untenable timetable for elections in Iraq, confounding U.S. efforts to win United Nations backing for the reconstruction effort. “They were noncooperative and arrogant then,” before the war, “and they are again noncooperative and arrogant,” Ney said. “I haven’t seen a huge change.”

Later, Chairman Ney and Rep. Jones built a fort using the sofa cushions from the House’s lounge and refused to come out, despite threats to send them to their rooms.