“The shrill polemics could not drown out another big news story: the growing unpopularity of Hollande and his government. One poll said 75 percent of voters doubt he can keep a New Year’s promise to turn around rising unemployment this year. …”
Huh. I seemed to remember people in France dancing and singing in the streets after Hollande was elected not so long ago. What happened? /s
He’s watching how successfully Obama has been rolling the Church here. And France is a far more secular country.
Gallic Ping.