French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and geopolitical tensions.
“They managed to get off scott-free despite ruining everything, and retire wealthy, comfortable, and respected despite it all; why shouldn’t I do the same?”
“But I’m smarter than them.”
Alternatively,
“They managed to get off scott-free despite ruining everything, and retire wealthy, comfortable, and respected despite it all; why shouldn’t I do the same?”