Well, at least he doesn't look French...

The French newspaper Le Figaro is reporting that like Kerry Bush may have some "cheese-eating-surrender monkeys" in his family tree.

What is really funny is that Le Figaro thinks that this "discovery", as it were, might "tip the election in Mr Kerry's favor." The French are always good for a laugh. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that they are serious. I haven't had French in years but as far as I can tell this is not a joke. "With a name like Boucher, Mr Bush may even lose the vegetarian vote," it said.

The thought is that the Bush's surname is derived from the French "Boucher" which means butcher. The Le Figaro reporter says that somewhere along the line a Bush ancestor dropped the French spelling for a more American sounding name. I'm not into other people's geneology or anything, but from books I've read about the president's background I got the distinct impression his ancestors were English.

The only way a "surprise" in Bush's family tree might influence this election is if it is determined that his ancestors were from Mars. Seriously, who cares?