[Live free or die]

I'll come out and say it if no one else is thinking it...I'm rooting for the socialist/communists on this one. Its to the US's advantage to keep Europe as weak as we possibly can and the only way to do that is to keep them socialist.

Now I know what you're thinking...A weak Europe (ie suicidal welfare-nanny govt) is ripe for the plucking from Muslim fanatics.

I say that its already been plucked...a weak Europe in Muslim hands can harm us less than a stronger one. Sarkozy is better for France and thus, worse for the US. To drive the point home, ask yourself...if he's on the same "right" as Chirac...how much different/worse can Royal really be?

[CheyennePress]

I don’t think you’ve read much about Sarkozy’s opinion of the United States. He’s actually pretty pro-US.

And I’ll disagree about the benefits of ceding a single inch of European soil to Muslim extremists. Given an inch...

[cookcounty]

"I say that its already been plucked...a weak Europe in Muslim hands can harm us less than a stronger one. Sarkozy is better for France and thus, worse for the US. To drive the point home, ask yourself...if he's on the same "right" as Chirac...how much different/worse can Royal really be? "

Sarko is not at all the same as Chirac, even though Chirac was elected from the UMP. Sarko and friends staged a political coup and seized control of the party and basically told Chirac he could pack up and leave. ----Which Chirac has done, and is now backing Bayrou.

Sarkozy has repatedly criticized Chirac for his anti-American and anti-Israel attitudes.