Sarkozy Forces the French to Join the 1980

[Louis VI the Fat]

I had a tenner firmly on IA taking issue with it. Was wondering about which conservative it was gonna be over Clinton. The Crazed Rabbi it is!

No mistake though, I do admire both men!

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Not IA and CR, Clinton and Blair

Both have glaringly obvious deficiencies, yes. I admire them for the modernisation of their parties, and their emphasis on realistic economic policy. Both based their policy on the realisation that 'it's the economy, stupid'. France missed out on one like them. So now Sarkozy is trying to make France realise that 'it is the stupid economy'. It's what you get when you are ten / fifteen years too late.
I had some hopes for someone like Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but he couldn't pull it off. Nor anyone else from the left. Fancy stuff like trains running on time, plus top-notch healthcare AND great schools AND extensive cultural support AND a social system to make Sweden jealous adds up pretty quickly. Like those two bottles of great Bordeaux I downed earlier tonight, quality comes with a hefty price tag.

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Both have glaringly obvious deficiencies, yes. I admire them for the modernisation of their parties, and their emphasis on realistic economic policy. Both based their policy on the realisation that 'it's the economy, stupid'. France missed out on one like them. So now Sarkozy is trying to make France realise that 'it is the stupid economy'. It's what you get when

fortunately for Blair, he was handed the reins of an economy in tip-top condition, the legacy of which has been utterly squandered in the 10 years since.