[Arizona Carolyn]

Every day that the rioting continues, the French slide further to the right on the political spectrum

Ya think? I think Chirac is still in shock over the French voting against his beloved EU constitution... he was so anxious to use that to poke us with at every chance, take over the world currency from USA, etc... when will they get his to step down??

[Dark Skies]

See my post #576. An awful lot of wishful thinking on my part, but if Chirac were to accept de Villepin's resignation (he was appointed by Chirac) and appoint Sarkozy as PM, it would save Chirac's honor and enable Sarko to either bring law and order or fail beyond repair.

I think this is a possibility (however remote) if the rioting moves to Paris proper (or to other non-ghetto neighborhoods).