* Arrogant, brutal, an authoritarian demagogue... * ...one of the most polarizing figures to move into Élysée Palace in the postwar era... * He has always been nakedly ambitious, pragmatic and calculating and not beyond betrayal to reach his goals. * Mr. Sarkozy is a tad shorter than Napoleon was. His profile is remarkably similar to that of Louis XIV. * Mr. Sarkozy’s brash manner and strong oratory style... * Many people regarded the anticrime campaign as a calculated effort to win support from France’s far right in anticipation of his presidential bid. * Mr. Sarkozy’s personal life has been less successful than his public one...
SOUNDS LIKE THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT RUDY!
The French may be growing a set and “The New York Times” has a fit over it. What does that say about The Times.