May 6, 2007

OUGHT TO CALL CHIRAC AND SAY, SEE YA'!:

Bush, Blair call France's Sarkozy to offer congratulations (The Associated Press, May 6, 2007)

U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair phoned Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to offer their congratulations for his victory in the French presidential election.

Bush spoke by telephone with Sarkozy — a staunch Washington ally who promised in a victory speech that the U.S. could "count on our friendship" — to congratulate him, a White House spokesman said.

"The United States and France are historic allies and partners. President Bush looks forward to working with President-elect Sarkozy as we continue our strong alliance," Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the National Security Council, said in Washington.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 6, 2007 4:19 PM
Comments

So France is cool now, right? As far as this blog is concerned?

Posted by: gupta at May 6, 2007 6:16 PM

No, it can't go Muslim fast enough. We're just enjoying the pain of its elites at being buddies with W nowand the masses realizing they need to ape the Anglo-American model.

Posted by: oj at May 6, 2007 7:16 PM

It would be great if France began to join the US position regarding Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. and help push the momentum forward. But I'm not holding my breath.

Posted by: AWW at May 6, 2007 9:23 PM
Bush spoke by telephone with Sarkozy — a staunch Washington ally who promised in a victory speech that the U.S. could "count on our friendship" — to congratulate him, a White House spokesman said.

To reiterated: France -- France!!! -- has just elected a president who doesn't cringe from saying stuff like that in a victory speech.

Since liberals are constantly yammering about how they approach issues using open-minded reasonableness as opposed to the supposedly knuckle-dragging logic the right utilizes on talk radio, I would appreciate seeing them "nuance" their views on how Bushco is alienating every country on the planet.

Posted by: Matt Murphy at May 6, 2007 11:21 PM

I wonder if the NYT will print an article decrying Sarkozy as a French 'cowboy' (you know, boots on the table and all).

Posted by: jim hamlen at May 7, 2007 12:30 AM
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