The Cahuzac affair and low poll ratings aside, there's another example of just how bad things have become.
The fate of the "presidential" camel.
No, not a reference to anyone in particular at the Elysée palace, but rather the gift from the people of Mali back in February to the French president as a "thank you" to Hollande for "liberating" the country.
Remember how during a visit to Timbuktu, Hollande was somewhat upstaged by the bellowing from the young camel (or dromedary to be entirely accurate) and promised - none too seriously - that he would, "use it as a means of transportation as often as possible."
Plans to have the animal shipped back to France though, came to nothing and instead the Powers That Be decided it would better off remaining in Mali and being looked after by a local family.
Except - the least that can be said - is that things don't appear to have turned out very well for the camel.
As reported in the French media, the defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, who among his many, very important responsibilities has been charged with giving the government weekly updates on the camel's well-being, was informed last week that it was no longer with us.
It had been eaten.
No comment from the Elysée palace yet.
But for those who wish to remember the animal's Warhol-like 15 minutes of fame, here's that video from February again.
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