February 16, 2007
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES:
Royal row: Ségolène aide quits campaign over 'zig-zag' policies (John Lichfield, 16 February 2007, Independent)
New opinion polls suggested that a landmark speech by Mme Royal at the weekend - including a 100-point "pact" with the French people - had failed to revive her floundering attempt to become France's first female president.The Socialist Party's chief economic strategist, Eric Besson, stormed out of a party meeting on Wednesday after quarrelling with François Hollande, the party leader and Mme Royal's partner. M. Besson is reported to have protested against "zig-zags in strategy" and "idiocies" by her other advisers, who wanted to ban public discussion of the cost of new and expanded social programmes announced by Mme Royal on Sunday.
To add further insult, Mme Royal was booed by schoolchildren when she visited the training ground of the France rugby team south of Paris.
If it were a soccer team she'd be dead now. Posted by Orrin Judd at February 16, 2007 11:39 AM
Mais oui!
Seriously, though, who the hell runs on a 100-point platform?!?
In my little village here in IL, we had a "reform" ticket running for the local offices, and they had a 30-point agenda. It was laughable. The only thing they left off was "Improve School Spirit" and "Get a Better DJ for the Ring Dance".
Posted by: Le Dreadnought at February 16, 2007 2:08 PMYou almost make it sound like that would have been a bad thing.
Posted by: Daran at February 16, 2007 2:12 PM100 point program? That sounds more like a Unibomber Manifesto.
Posted by: jeff at February 16, 2007 3:35 PM"her other advisers, who wanted to ban public discussion of the cost of new and expanded social programmes" The leftists are consistent. The first thing they want to do when they have a chance is to stifle dissent.
Posted by: ic at February 16, 2007 5:27 PMLeDread: Someone who supports a 3000 page Constitution...........
Posted by: ed at February 16, 2007 6:30 PM