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2007-05-03 Europe

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-03 04:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 All minisyterial experience of Royal was as "minuistre délegué". To make things cleaer envision someone who has headed trhe department of Navy vs soemeone who heads teh Ministry of Defence. While a minister has a lot of autonomy respective to the prime minister, a ministre delegue reports to the full minister andtakes orders from him since the very name implies he is just taking care of field the full minisyter cannot dedicate his whole attention.

In contrast Sarkozy has hndled two of the important ministeriums: Finance and Interior (in France the later implies heading police and the "defensive" branch of secret services)

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-03 06:20|| 2007-05-03 06:20|| Front Page Top

#2 But I'd rather see Sego than Sarko in the RDS&TP.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-05-03 06:37|| 2007-05-03 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 I've always thought of France as a nation very proud of itself and its history: will it accept a leader of Hungarian rather than French background?

Will the Islamofascists pull a 3/11 Spanish election maneuver? Would it work?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-03 07:41|| 2007-05-03 07:41|| Front Page Top

#4 gagnant-gagnant, donnant-donnant

How does that translate?

Posted by Shipman 2007-05-03 14:43|| 2007-05-03 14:43|| Front Page Top

#5 basically Win-win (winner-winner & giving-giving), as opposed to the zero-sum mentality of the french (and otherwise) left, and a large part of the right too.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-03 15:44|| 2007-05-03 15:44|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm relieved to see she flipped out. The threat of hostile immigrants/the culture clash in Europe makes it much too important for anyone but Sarkozy to win.

If I were really pressing my luck, I would say it would also be great to have Sarkozy help France abandon its socialist urges. Don't want to be too utopian, though.

Posted by Jules 2007-05-03 21:45|| 2007-05-03 21:45|| Front Page Top

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