Jaques and Gerhard's Big Day Out

Glamour and festiveness have, indeed, been missing lateley from the lethargic european political scene. But our buddies Black Jaques Chirac and Gerhard "Piano Man" Schrder are party kind of guys.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, and French President Jaques Chirac, right, enjoy a beer on their way to a bilateral summit in Dresden

Ok, so drinking a beer on the way to a meeting is certainly acceptable. What went on the rest of the day? Let's see!

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) exchange a handshake in front of the famous Dresden castle Zwinger

Hmm. Ok, more photo-ops. Nothing unusual. But that sure is a funny salute that guard's giving in the background, isn't it?

French President Jacques Chirac (front L) and French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin (front R) meet with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (rear L) and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer

Ok, now we're getting down to business. A meeting in which they accomplished nothing, except agreeing to block a UN resolution or two. Now, notice that Chirac is looking for the waitress, and Schrder is lustfully eyeing Dominique de Villepin (who is a man).

...and after the meeting?

French president Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) enjoy a beer in a street bar in the eastern town of Dresden, after their for informal talks about the situation in Iraq and in the middle-East, and the future European constitution

Whew! It's Miller Time! Look at the EYES, kids. These ol' boys are hammered. Blotto. 'Faced. And so, the evening winds down, and what's the normal ending for a night out drinking with europeans?

French president Jaques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) argue venomously over the tip they should leave the waitress. The next day, Chancellor Schroeder formally apologized for calling Chirac an 'Effeminate lowlife tightwad frog-eating surrender-monkey'

Well, politics as usual here at the be EU!

UPDATE: Fixed links and various misspellings of 'Jaques Chirac' and 'Gerhard'