funny, i was going to mention that...i saw that too, and he came across very very well, grounded, matter-of-fact, and sound on policies.

after seeing that i can see why he has a goodish chance, as his tone and lack of hype were reassuringly middle-of-the road, especially next to the increasingly rabid sarko.

i still root for royal, but he would be a huge upgrade after chirac, imo.

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty