A pro-American and Pro-Israeli Conservative won the election for President in France.
Again, from the IHT: Sarkozy voters went to the polls with a message: it's time to reform the economy. He plans to relax the 35-hour workweek, create more flexible work contracts and reduce the highest personal tax rate from 60 percent to 50 percent.
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The format doesn't lend itself to critique along the same lines as a published article would, as it is informal and more of a stream-of-consciousness approach. The article relates a perceived lack of coverage regarding the recent French elections, citing a bias against reporting conservative gains. It moves from praising Sarkozy's strengths according to the author, to musing over similarities of failed French politicking to 'grassroots' efforts to steer the congressional majority. The article has value in showing a thought process in the raw, relatively unpolished, while stringing together tidbits of related information.
