A d'etante between the United States and her earliest ally appears possible, and is tied up in the candidacy of Nicolas Sarkozy. The NYTimes profiles Sarkozy's current visit to the States, where he came to pay homage at Ground Zero. He awarded NYC's police commissioner with la Légion d'Honneur (wiki) and went jogging in Central Park.
Detractors call him "Sarko l'americain", to which he must admit, c'est vrai: he's an immigrant's son, an ethnic mutt, followed an unconventional route to power, is blunt, conservative, pro-business, and willing to use the little anglais he knows. In other words, he's more of an americain than John Kerry (for instance, both of them have Jewish blood; Sarko said so himself, Kerry concealed it).
Hat tip to BOTWT.
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