Sarkozy is still not officially running for re-election (or rather he declined to answer the question -- he is the President, he has responsibilities) but it's been told that A.Merkel is going to campaign for him nonetheless. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
The headline take-away couldn't be clearer : Hollande promises a higher tax rate for the rich; Sarko promises higher sales tax. It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
