France's Whirlwind of Change
Remember this, Mr. President of the United States of America: You may have regrets about things you were not able to finish in office. But only winners, like you and like me, ever get the chance to change their nations.
Nicolas Sarkozy ended a farewell toast to George W. Bush at an informal dinner Friday night with that stunning mix of leaderly consolation and bravado. I paraphrase slightly the French president's words to capture their essence, which tells you more about the speaker -- and his future -- than about the visiting guest of honor and his past.
It could hardly be otherwise in a France dominated for the past year by Sarkozy's tumultuous presidency and his equally turbulent personality.… Seguir leyendo »