Sarkozy Wins

[legion]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_on_re_eu/france_election

Still, a conservative by French standards is far-left by U.S. standards...

[Drdogface]

Yeah, and one of the FIRST things he mentioned is Global Warming....what a crock of leftist BS. What he shoulda' said is..."all you Muslims...OUT" In my dreams.

[RallyJon]

What's that old saying about a conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged?

You hate to wish ill on anyone, but it seems that many people who were formerly avowed head-in-the-sand'ers have finally seen something on the horizon that scares them.

Can't wait for the left wing spin. Well, er, um, the French are just stupide then! :roflmao:

[Howard Agency]

I'm not so sure. The socialists have pandered to the 'downtrodden masses' at the expense of the middle class. The 2005 riots were a wakeup call.

Will be interesting to watch. The guy is a fan of GW and sounds like Reagan sometimes. Wife wears cowboy boots.

[Aurel]

Yeah, when Sarko will want to go war Iran a year from now, I bet the lefties in the white house will veto him at the UN. What has the world come to?

Aurel

[Rick Lee]

I think it's a great day for France and transatlantic relations. God knows Royal would not have improved things at all, not for France and not for our relationship with France.

[livi]

Wouldn´t it have been fun with Royal AND Mrs Clinton !!

[stevepaa]

Originally posted by RallyJon
What's that old saying about a conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged?

Just a non sense saying to make them feel good about themselves.


The pendulum swings back and forth. Same for the US.

[Rick Lee]

Originally posted by livi
Wouldn´t it have been fun with Royal AND Mrs Clinton !!

Yeah, two socialists, one a man, one a woman.

[svandamme]

Originally posted by livi
Wouldn´t it have been fun with Royal AND Mrs Clinton !!

don't forget Merkel in Deutschland

[RallyJon]

Originally posted by stevepaa
Just a non sense saying to make them feel good about themselves.

The pendulum swings back and forth. Same for the US.

Or, rather, bad about themselves.

Once the memory of the last mugging grows dim, that's when the pendulum swings back.

[jyl]

AFAIK - based on reading, not on first-hand reports - the French vote hinged on domestic issues - economic reform, jobs, taxes, etc. Foreign affairs and the candidates' views of the US doesn't seem to have been a big factor. I think experience also played a part, Royal was kind of wet behind the ears, her platform was seen as not very specific.

It was a good outcome, IMO.

[Turbo_pro]

What we just saw is an anti American socialist female running for president beaten by a pro American conservative male.

2008 preview ? You have to believe Hillary watched this one very closely.

[Howard Agency]

Originally posted by RallyJon
Or, rather, bad about themselves.

Once the memory of the last mugging grows dim, that's when the pendulum swings back.

Interesting. Bush's approval rating is 28%, same as Carter's during the Iran hostage crisis.

Damned if ya bomb 'em, damned if ya don't.

[RallyJon]

Interesting. Bush's approval rating is 28%, same as Carter's during the Iran hostage crisis.

I think that demonstrated incompetance has a slight impact. If Sarkozy turns out to be completely inept at implementing his good ideas, the pendulum will swing back.