I feel that Sarkozy has squibbed the reform process, and so France is going to have to wait a long time for a rejuvenated economy. I posted about this here: htt

I feel that Sarkozy has squibbed the reform process, and so France is going to have to wait a long time for a rejuvenated economy. I posted about this here: http://reddit.com/info/6165b/comments/c02iflh http://reddit.com/info/6165b/comments/c02iflh One of Sarkozy's first acts was to make an impromptu decision to subsidise fishermen because the cost of fuel had gone up. He gave them the full amount they asked for, when the fishermen themselves said afterwards that it had been an ambit claim. His private life has now detracted from his ability to wield power; this in a country where voters traditionally don't care about a politician's private life, as long as (s)he is reasonably discrete.