And look what happens to the MEPs who work hard and know the ropes: they drop out or get sidelined by their party (whatever party: examples are Alain Lipietz and Gérard Onesta for the Greens, Teychenné for the PS, Alain Lamassoure for the UMP).
As it is we have (in France anyway) the contrary tendencies of those desperate to cling on to the real power networks at home, and those on the other hand who are jockeying for a temporary gig with the EP. If the EP was a real source of power in the EU, the elections and the list-making would be much more seriously undertaken.
Then again, others like Nick Clegg started out being sent to the EP very young and then went back to the UK because what they were interested in was a home-country political career. Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
My understanding of the PS situation, with also Savary not being in an eligible position again, is not as nice and power struggles are the reason they didn't get a position. Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misčres
