The libertine

Gotta love the portrait of Dominique Strauss-Kahn after a night in the holding pen of a New York City jail. This may be the first time the head of the International Monetary Fund had to step momentarily outside his privileged cocoon, which includes a $3000-a-night suite at the Sofitel in Manhattan--and of course a first-class seat on Air France, from which the cops dragged him after he foolishly called back to inquire about his missing cell phone. France of course is up in arms, accusing America of hypocrisy., religious conservatism, and, most recently, of something called accusatory justice. A cooler head, the NYC judge, called Mr Strauss-Kahn a flight risk. Even if he didn't try to rape the chambermaid in her three major orifices, he's certainly that--a first-class flight risk. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford