The French Get Down to Electing
Ah, France. Home to fine wines, great food, occasional intolerance of nations more powerful than themselves, beautiful countryside, an ocean on one side, a sea on the other. Inventor of the arched eyebrow, Edith Piaf, the aqualung and bicycle. We may forgive them the hot air balloon and French politics.
They know how to run elections.
Ah, France. Home to fine wines, great food, occasional intolerance of nations more powerful than themselves, beautiful countryside, an ocean on one side, a sea on the other. Inventor of the arched eyebrow, Edith Piaf, the aqualung and bicycle. We may forgive them the hot air balloon and French politics.
They know how to run elections. President Nicholas Sarkozy or Segolene Royal will be anointed in less than 90 days.
Laid-back, take it easy, let's think about it tomorrow France can go from 0-60 (elections wise) in ninety days. Get it done, hot-wired, sports addicted America takes damned close to two years to get the same thing accomplished.
How come?
We seem t…