It's over: Bush has lost the Freedom Fries guy

Holy frittes! Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), the man who valiantly led the fight to rename fries and toast at the Capitol in protest of the French leading opposition to the war in Iraq, now has second thoughts. Not about the fries but about the war in Iraq (link).

Jones now says we went to war "with no justification." He has challenged the Bush administration, quizzing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other presidential advisers in public hearings. He has lined the hallway outside his office with "the faces of the fallen."

Jones represents the state's most military congressional district, running from Camp Lejeune along the coast through Cherry Point, up to the Outer Banks.

"If we were given misinformation intentionally by people in this administration, to commit the authority to send boys, and in some instances girls, to go into Iraq, that is wrong," Jones said. "Congress must be told the truth."

Well now. For the record: Jones essentially "inherited" his seat from his father, who had served for 26 years. And during Vietnam, Jones served with the North Carolina National Guard from 1967 to 1971 (vintage years, it must be noted). I'd say Jones qualifies for the Fortunate Son Frat House Hall of Fame.