Ségolène Royal For President
I've wanted to write something about Ségolène Royal for months. Now that she's the official Socialist candidate for president of France (elections, I believe, to be held somewhere in April 2007) let me say I certainly hope she wins. I've been following her progress and while I still don't know a lot about her I'm quite sure she's far superior to her moth-eaten male rivals. As a life-long Francophile and one who has actually worked as a US diplomat in France (my first post) I think I can say with some assurance that she'd be good for France. And good for the US. At this point, from the polls it looks like she's going to be competitive. I'll continue to follow this story and will either write later on in greater detail myself or find somebody to write about her from Paris.
Posted by George Kenney on November 16, 2006 8:06 PM 
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What is your opinion of the alleged 'surveillance' she has been subjected to by members of the "conservative" gov't in that country? See waynemadsenreport.com for details.
Posted by: jerry | November 19, 2006 11:07 AM
Good question. I never know what to make of WMR -- if he just makes stuff up or if there's something there there. But I think that story was reported elsewhere also. To me it fits a pattern with the scandal involving surveillance of Greek government officials, where right-wing European politicians seem to think that electronic monitoring of political enemies is 'do-able.' On the SR story I guess what I'd say is: Interesting, if true.
Posted by: George | November 19, 2006 7:02 PM