Best. Analysis. Of. French. Politics. EVER.
I needed a laugh today, and John Lichfield of the UK’s Independent was kind enough to provide it. Â It is readily apparent, as you read the article, that Lichfield is “underwhelmed” with new French President Hollande. Â But this paragraph is about as brilliant a summary of French politics as I’ve seen in a while and had me belly laughing when I read it:
After the whirl of the Sarkozy years, Mr Hollande was elected as a muddle-through kind of politician. He is now being accused of trying to muddle through. This is, at least, a variant on the usual French pattern of electing politicians to bring “change” and then protesting against the changes.
Thank you, sir.
I needed that.
~McQ
This editorial would be the same as that which would be written in America if Romney were elected.
You know the old saw, Tad … “sometimes it is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” You’ve certainly managed, in the short time you’ve been coming here, to remove all doubt.
Not a fool so much as an apparent 6th grader (as evidenced by every snotball post he makes; he does, though, manage to get people going, then disappear…just like, well, an elementary schooler.
Why McQ , if I didn’t know better I would think you are engaging in a bit of ad hominem stuff.
(I don’t know how to use those little yellow smiley things, so just assume there is one at the end of the sentence above)
a : followed by a ) will work wonders…. Â
a ; and a ) if you want it to wink,Â
and a : followed by a D (upper case d) if you want it to have a shirt eating grin Â
Like I said, Tim, you don’t have to be a choir boy here. Â I also said deploying humor, sarcasm, etc. were acceptable. Â
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