tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post2171064250451772092..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Ségolène Royal: A candidate out of the ordinary - Pfaff - International Herald TribuneDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-67089397003346743182007-05-07T20:47:00.000+02:002007-05-07T20:47:00.000+02:00It was hers to lose and she blew it. Probably not ...It was hers to lose and she blew it. Probably not her fault though, the Socialist party needs to be purged by <I>whoever</I> leads it. A party of the left has to totally disciplined to ever succeed. "Infantile leftism," is always fatal.<BR/><BR/>At this point Sarkozy is like a Rorschach inkblot, people project what they want to see in him. He's a total opportunist... now he has <I>total</I> power for five years. God knows what is waiting for us with Sarko... especially if the economy goes sour.David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-3683242809106482552007-05-07T20:10:00.000+02:002007-05-07T20:10:00.000+02:00Nice prediction...but way off. Conservative party ...Nice prediction...but way off. Conservative party wins in France (the people of France win). Perhaps now the economy will start to move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-1980104810892280452006-11-23T21:15:00.000+01:002006-11-23T21:15:00.000+01:00I think your perfectly right that Royal will proba...I think your perfectly right that Royal will probably run away with the election down the road, or at least win by more than a slim majority. She definitely has a quality of optimism that is incredibly attractive to a France somewhat confused with its place in the world. I just wrote a quick comparison of Royal and JFK <a href="http://frenchelection2007.blogspot.com/2006/11/sgo-no-jfk.html">here</a> that you might find interesting. She represents the same qualities that made him attractive, but she is altogether a different person in experience and political views.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834390543300693567noreply@blogger.com