French president Emmanuel Macron got himself in trouble yesterday when he suggested to workers who were protesting his economic policies that "some of them would be better off going to see if they can get a job over there," referring to a nearby aluminum factory battling to find workers.  The French Twitterverse exploded in outrage at this commonsense suggestion.  Macron is trying to implement some modest labor reforms and is running into the same opposition the last three French presidents have encountered when trying to mess with the unions. Reuters: "Instead of kicking up a bloody mess, some of them would be better off going to see if they can get a job over there," he said, referring to a nearby aluminum factory battling to find workers. "Some of them have got the qualifications to do it," he said, adding: "It's not that far for them to go." The comments lit up TV channels and Twitter, where they were...(Read Full Post)