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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 12. May | 116 comments (116 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Klatsch - 12 May 2008 (4.00 / 2)

One year in, and it's hard to think of anything that Sarkozy has accomplished. He hasn't turned into the instant trainwreck that we were expecting, and he doesn't seem to have done much of anything at all in terms of policy.

He's been too busy flying around the world posing for photoshoots while standing on applecrates to do much real damage.

Is it too much to hope that we'll have another three years of yappy barking and very little action?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 07:13:16 AM EST
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Make that 4 years (4.00 / 3)

But yes, it looks increasingly like Chirac with a Rolex. Which is maybe the best way to have the least damage inflicted to a system that still works, even if it is no longer defended.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 07:39:45 AM EST
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Sarkozy is Chirac with a Rolex (none / 1)

Make that a fake Rolex.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 07:45:57 AM EST
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Sadly (none / 1)

His anti-immigration policies are all too real (but then again, so where Chirac's, run by one Sarkozy Nicolas as Interior Minister)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 07:55:26 AM EST
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Re: Sadly (none / 1)

That's a real Kärcher, not a real Rolex.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 07:58:35 AM EST
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Re: Make that 4 years (none / 1)

According to Emmanuel Todd: "Sarkozy est un Chirac lent"

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 08:42:33 AM EST
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