The Sarkozy Victory in France: A Timely Reprieve, or a Dying Gasp? By Christopher Adamo

"Credit must be given where credit is due on the far side of the Atlantic. France, noted in recent years for pacifism and capitulation to the various enemies of the West, has now elected a pro-America leader who promises to enact an unmistakably conservative program of reform. His goal is to bolster the French economy while shoring up its deteriorating national identity.

Admittedly, the term “conservative” holds a far different meaning among Europeans than it does in America. Nevertheless, Sarkozy’s campaign, clearly defined from that of his socialist opponent, Segolene Royal, embodies an ideology that lauds hard work and individual initiative.

Elsewhere on the international front, Sarkozy seeks to begin overhauling the currently disastrous immigration policy, which has led to a Muslim subculture of such enormity that it threatens the very essence of everything traditionally French. The massive scale of last year’s Muslim riots apparently served as a “wake up call” to the nation’s citizens who defied anti-nationalist rhetoric of the “politically correct” crowd to rally around Sarkozy."

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