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Collapse of Rail, Subway Strike Is a First Success for Sarkozy

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Nuff said. [MORE]

Ben Chad 

Nov 26, 2007 20:29

I am surprised at the numbers of pro-Sarkozy, anti-socialist comments that have been posted. In America's last presidential election, I... [MORE]

REW 

Nov 24, 2007 10:56

Unfortunately, conservatives are given only a short time to succeed while liberals are given generations to flounder. [MORE]

R. Tureman 

Nov 24, 2007 10:04

My title says it all! A big rah! rah! for Sarkozy! [MORE]

Patrice 

Nov 24, 2007 10:00

We already have a Sarkozy clone for President -- Guiliani. [MORE]

maggie heenan 

Nov 24, 2007 10:13

Truly it is. Think about the positions of liberals...negotiate with terrorrists....sterilize yourself to reduce your "carbon footprint"...free healthcare for all... [MORE]

Dan Adalon 

Nov 24, 2007 09:39

He is the French Ronald Reagan! Sarkozy For President of the United States! [MORE]

Prokopios Sotiropulos 

Nov 24, 2007 09:10

Unfortunately, conservatives are given only a short time to succeed while liberals are given generations to flounder. [MORE]

R. Tureman 

Nov 24, 2007 06:38

This article confirms what is happening in France! It is not about all the things you wrote about TONI, and... [MORE]

J Lassez 

Nov 24, 2007 02:43

Finally, a real leader in the world. France was the perfect place for a turn in the right direction to... [MORE]

Walt Verrill 

Nov 24, 2007 08:54

Clinton, Obama, Edwards (especially Edwards): take note of this development with unions, their declining power and the absolute bankruptcy of... [MORE]

Kayak49 

Nov 24, 2007 00:30

Are you guys serious? All of you defending Sarkozy/ Bush/ Neocons who are not affluent will feel this hitting your... [MORE]

Toni 

Nov 24, 2007 00:00

When you make a comment on an article, it's generally best to do so in a mature tone and with... [MORE]

CMartel2 

Nov 24, 2007 04:22

Toni; In the late 1800's an ounce of gold would buy a nice suit. Today, that same ounce of gold... [MORE]

Lefty 

Nov 24, 2007 07:36

When I bought Gold at 250 an ounce, it has gone up to 800+ now, meaning I made a profit... [MORE]

Toni 

Nov 24, 2007 11:00

Are you serious? When Reagan fired the Traffic-Control union he lucked out that there were no disasters. I'm surprised there... [MORE]

Toni 

Nov 24, 2007 11:06

Why is it when the Left loses they talk about compromise. They have had their 40 years and now it... [MORE]

Ted Baar 

Nov 23, 2007 23:07

What an unbelievable swing for the French. As we move closer and closer to socialism in the US, the French... [MORE]

Doug Tucker 

Nov 23, 2007 22:26

To the writer: It's principal--not principle: ""Mr. Fillon praised the "responsible attitude of the principle unions". [MORE]

Dayahka 

Nov 23, 2007 21:56

This gives us Hope on this side of the pond...congrats and press on for the French in all of us!... [MORE]

grant perry 

Nov 23, 2007 21:52

Government workers should not be allowed to strike in the first place. It sounds like your newly elected leader is... [MORE]

DONALD FAHRENKRUG 

Nov 23, 2007 21:47

Mr. Chirac: Where are you now, oh Saddam lover? Why you must be sharing a glass of wine with Gerhard. Reminiscing, no doubt. [MORE]

Mohammed Mohammed 

Nov 23, 2007 20:48

Mr. Chirac: Where are you now, oh Saddam lover? Why you must be sharing a glass of wine with Gerhard. Reminiscing, no doubt. [MORE]

Mohammed Mohammed 

Nov 23, 2007 20:48

We should get him here In Canada to deal with all these spoiled brats. Nicely done Mr. Sarkozy. Reminds me... [MORE]

rj 

Nov 23, 2007 19:19

Good on Sarkozy! Now, if he can just teach the French army to march TOWARD the enemy! [MORE]

Johnny Baker 

Nov 23, 2007 18:43

It looks like some neocons are having a feeding frenzy here. Just to take a step back for a minute,... [MORE]

donilo 

Nov 23, 2007 18:02

Probably the best kept secret in the U.S. is that a right winger in France kicked the liberal Chirac's butt... [MORE]

mel wahl 

Nov 23, 2007 17:13

Sarkozy's been on the cover of Newsweek and profiled on 60 minutes. His vacation in the states was front page... [MORE]

ozu 

Nov 24, 2007 00:32

So the workers who have "VERY" early retirements, higher benefits...and some very FANCY ones at that...who live above the level... [MORE]

Larry BARKER 

Nov 24, 2007 09:43

it is about time that the french people have a world leader. maybe another charles de gaulle [MORE]

robert lavoie 

Nov 23, 2007 16:56

in France, finally toward C O N S E R V A T I S M after how many years... [MORE]

Mr. UnPC 

Nov 23, 2007 16:56

Thank you Lord for Sarkozy! He's been a long time coming, but he's here at last and he's the best... [MORE]

Sir Joshua 

Nov 23, 2007 16:51

All socialism governments always fail because the foundation is fatally flawed. Capitalism works because rewarding people that are successful is... [MORE]

Steve Schneider 

Nov 23, 2007 16:22

I certainly agree with Steve Schneider's remarks. His remarks are right on the money. I think each individual hould have... [MORE]

Bill Ingram 

Nov 23, 2007 22:32

Sarkozy can do this because he doesn't need the office. Chirac - a complete crook - needed to stay in power... [MORE]

PAtrick Carroll 

Nov 23, 2007 15:18

The end of the rail strikes is just the beginning of France's dialogue with their new President. Many other French... [MORE]

Chris Smith 

Nov 23, 2007 15:07

Crime is worst in the cities, poverty is worst in the cities, insurance covers the least people in large cities... [MORE]

Jason 

Nov 23, 2007 14:20

It's hard not dispare, given all gloom and doom painted on Liberal controlled American network and public television. Thank God... [MORE]

Rusty Shackelford 

Nov 23, 2007 14:11

The greatest news ever ! France is maturing and growing out of the "Teens" years that it has lived since... [MORE]

Pierre 

Nov 23, 2007 14:04

For Frances sake I'm am happy they have started to come to their senses. On the other hand if France... [MORE]

Jim 

Nov 23, 2007 20:22

At last...someone who has the backbone to lead France rather than pander to its most disreputable and self-absorbed elements. Success... [MORE]

MDWhite 

Nov 23, 2007 13:55

A big three for Sarkozy; We are the USA because of France, and France is there because of us. Twice! [MORE]

steve 

Nov 23, 2007 13:54

Finally... a leader with a spine. Welcome Back France?... Yes, I'll agree to that... and drink a glass of French... [MORE]

Joe Marnich 

Nov 23, 2007 16:48

Do you think what now passes for a Democratic Party has taken note about the failure of Socialism? The New... [MORE]

robert accosta 

Nov 23, 2007 13:31

It's about time the lazy Europeans learned to work again. Europe was once a shining light of freedom and democracy.... [MORE]

Le Petite Chien 

Nov 23, 2007 13:24

First the French show signs of supporting American Foreign Policy. Now this. Their is nothing French about the mess they... [MORE]

Thomas Lavelle 

Nov 23, 2007 14:11

Sarkhozy takes his cues from Ronald Reagan and the air traffic controllers union. March on Sarkozy! [MORE]

Scooter 

Nov 23, 2007 12:59

If Hillary should take not that the Eurpoean entitlement system doesn't work! Something must be done here in the good... [MORE]

Jim I. 

Nov 23, 2007 13:10

sweet-heart contracts do not help in the long run......only hard workers and productivity can make an economy or buisness succeed [MORE]

heuy 

Nov 23, 2007 13:17

Wouldn't it be grand if the infants from the universities, whose street tantrums are no more than excuses for cutting... [MORE]

LBJack 

Nov 23, 2007 12:57

ALEC You have terminal brain damage. First of all you do not know what is a "neocon". Second you do no... [MORE]

Morriss 

Nov 23, 2007 12:55

I am ending my boycott. Vive La France! [MORE]

Silvia 

Nov 23, 2007 12:53

When France lies in ruins or is an Islamic Republic we'll look back to this day and shudder [MORE]

Chris Hayden 

Nov 23, 2007 12:50

lec, it is because of your socialsit leanings that your mind is boggled. You and the rest of the lefties... [MORE]

Mark 

Nov 23, 2007 13:09

Justify your grandiose claim - or look silly. [MORE]

andy towert 

Nov 23, 2007 15:53

If you think conservatism works, just take a look at this country. At least France still has a middle class—what... [MORE]

eb 

Nov 23, 2007 18:11

Hey Chris; Have you been to France recently? Without this action by Sarkozy, France would be a Muslim nation within... [MORE]

bruno 

Nov 23, 2007 18:15

At last a French leader we can truly respect. The U.S. would never have survived its beginnings without help from... [MORE]

Ann Donnelly 

Nov 23, 2007 12:44

I loved him when he got elected, when he visited the USA and now he is showing how to lead.... [MORE]

Tonard Bales of New York City 

Nov 23, 2007 12:34

Wow. A great achievement for Reaganesque Sarkozy. If you've ever traveled to central Paris via RER B from the airport,... [MORE]

Bill Wolski 

Nov 23, 2007 17:23

Finally a politician who can get things done! We need him in America. I'll pay for his plane ticket to... [MORE]

Marc 

Nov 23, 2007 18:35

The concept of a "United Labor Front" died in the 19th Century! Unions today have prevented economies from being feasible... [MORE]

Rick Aztlan 

Nov 23, 2007 12:21

I have been an ocean engineer for many years, but at college age I worked a number of union jobs.... [MORE]

Douglas Smith 

Nov 23, 2007 12:37

25 years ago I had a conversation with a Frenchman, Philippe, and I asked him how the French workers expect... [MORE]

Zinovi 

Nov 23, 2007 12:13

How can you neo-cons still believe in all of this? When people like Sarkozy/Bush say they are help ing the... [MORE]

Alec 

Nov 23, 2007 12:07

Alec must be a product of the low performing and union controlled US public school system? What makes an economy... [MORE]

Dave 

Nov 23, 2007 13:15

Alec sez: "When people like Sarkozy/Bush say they are helping the prosperity of the 'country', they just mean making it... [MORE]

Paul in NJ 

Nov 23, 2007 13:24

Next time you 'hate' a corporation for making some money, try buying some damn stock in the thing (you can... [MORE]

Joe K. 

Nov 23, 2007 14:16

Sarko keeps this up and I'll learn French and move to France :) [MORE]

S Adams 

Nov 23, 2007 15:46

Alec, instead of "at the expense of you and I" you could have said "at the expense of you and... [MORE]

Zinovi 

Nov 23, 2007 15:51

Im not a Bush supporter by any sense of the imagination, but arguments made such as the one by Alec... [MORE]

Jason 

Nov 23, 2007 16:52

As usual, Bush gets blamed for everything. Alec, are you serious that a man and a woman both have to... [MORE]

Bill B 

Nov 23, 2007 17:09

"Gas is higher than it has ever been" Try getting rid of the dems so we can drill for our oil... [MORE]

keynee 

Nov 23, 2007 18:43

Let me be the next in line to slap you in the face! BLAMING BUSH IN NOT AN ANSWER! Leftist dullards... [MORE]

Harry 

Nov 24, 2007 09:45

"A weakened dollar is not all bad. A cheaper dollar means cheaper American goods meaning more demand meaning more jobs.... [MORE]

Toni 

Nov 24, 2007 11:57

Im so glad to see another Bush ally making his mark against the liberal- union corruption crowd. Sarkozy is a... [MORE]

M.R. "Ric" Starnes 

Nov 23, 2007 11:48

When will America realize that only 8% of the workforce in the United States is unionized. This 8% takes into... [MORE]

wrmomxg 

Nov 23, 2007 12:02

What do you mean 40 hours a week? What...I have to pay some of my college tuition too?!? Damn you... [MORE]

Chris 

Nov 23, 2007 11:21

Unions have bleed dry many industries here in the usa. Greed when written into a union charter and fed by... [MORE]

dj reed 

Nov 23, 2007 11:17

The trend continues in Europe--after years of Socialism's creeping growth—-the tide continues to turn toward a resurgence of market economy... [MORE]

james reda 

Nov 23, 2007 11:04

Common sense finally prevails in France, where those seeking to undermine a new president finally realized that it was they,... [MORE]

Dave 

Nov 23, 2007 11:03

In Chinas the strike would have ended in 2 days. They would've brought out the tanks. [MORE]

Matt 

Nov 23, 2007 23:57

Sarkozy is an example of the kind of President the United States so badly needs---Giuliani comes closest of the current... [MORE]

Ray Holland 

Nov 23, 2007 11:02

This man Mr. Sarkozy, is a God send. He has finally done what others, were to afraid to do, stand... [MORE]

Pete 

Nov 23, 2007 10:59

Vive France! Vive Gaul! At least one Western Leader has it right. The problem in the west is not "disparity... [MORE]

Ron May 

Nov 23, 2007 10:46

This is proof that the world doesn't hate America. The ones that hate American are the Liberal Left. God bless Sarkozy... [MORE]

Ted Harrison 

Nov 23, 2007 11:54

Now if only we had leaders in the US that stood up to those sucking at the governmental teet. Good... [MORE]

Beosaychee 

Nov 23, 2007 10:45

Well, wait until I run the show! We will be striking everyday. Can't people in Europe undestand that working only... [MORE]

Hillary 

Nov 23, 2007 10:39

Are you all sure that Sarkozy isn't an American? I mean.....he's got a pair of brass ones...just like his counterpart... [MORE]

Randy 

Nov 23, 2007 10:34

It is so refreshing to see a politician stand up to the vagaries and demands of unions!!! Maybe, New York's... [MORE]

Sri 

Nov 23, 2007 10:33

BRAVO to Sarkozy! Finally a leader with vision and perseverance who can and will stand up to the unions that... [MORE]

Janet Driesen 

Nov 23, 2007 10:32

Thank you God - Thy children hear thee [MORE]

Jay Martin 

Nov 23, 2007 10:30

About time the strong arm tactics of the unions were challenged. [MORE]

D S SAMMIS 

Nov 23, 2007 10:22

Maybe President Sarkozy needs to do is take a tip from the Gip. Fire those striking rail and subway workers... [MORE]

Darrell Mc Neill 

Nov 23, 2007 10:20

I don't understand why they weren't fired. There is an army of unemployed in the 'suburbs' ready to fill their... [MORE]

Marti 

Nov 23, 2007 16:51

The US should take notice of President Sarkozy of France and his stand for free enterprise. He... [MORE]

John 

Nov 23, 2007 10:00

The strikers acted like French children throwing a fit for not getting the right kind of candy. Perhaps this is... [MORE]

Benjamin 

Nov 23, 2007 10:00

After President Sarkozy's visit to the USA, I bought a bottle of French Wine. With the strike news and pampered... [MORE]

Russell Boyer 

Nov 23, 2007 09:57

Finally, some sense and order has been brought to the good French by the new prime-minister, Messr. Zarkosy. His thinking... [MORE]

Robert Carwithen 

Nov 23, 2007 09:51

Mr. Sarkozy can almost single handed return France to a capitalist ecomomy. Viva Sarkozy. Never give up never surrender. [MORE]

Eugene Boyanton 

Nov 23, 2007 09:48

Took a lot of courage (and wisdom) for the new president of France to challenge the unions, and make a... [MORE]

Charles McMahon 

Nov 23, 2007 09:31

So, can we hire Sarkozy here? We need a leader with that kind of guts. [MORE]

cpm 

Nov 23, 2007 09:26

This guy is going to do for France what Reagan did for America. Its about time. [MORE]

Tiv 

Nov 23, 2007 09:23

Long Live Sarkozy! Long live the Reagan Revolution! Now if the French will just stop being the worlds appeasers and... [MORE]

Gary Jakacky 

Nov 23, 2007 09:22

Sarkozy has balls! And to think he's an ally of America. [MORE]

Ben 

Nov 23, 2007 09:21

Leaders should take note of Mr. Sarkozy and when they accept to take jobs that put them in positions of... [MORE]

Allan Creates 

Nov 23, 2007 09:20

This is fantastic. It is not only a victory for France, but also for the EU. Let's hope the United... [MORE]

Bruno 

Nov 23, 2007 09:17

I cannot imagine that people that retire at 53 y.o. with full salary as their retirement payment can be unsatisfied... [MORE]

Liliya Leontyeva 

Nov 23, 2007 09:15

It would be nice if everyone could have what they want but that cost money and somebody has to foot... [MORE]

Ruckus 

Nov 23, 2007 08:53

zfrench are ~how you say~ lazy. [MORE]

CamusAmongus 

Nov 23, 2007 08:51

France is finally realizing what American learned long ago - labor unions are an anachronism in a modern economy. Just... [MORE]

John Fairplay 

Nov 23, 2007 08:45

I am a French political Science professor and it appears that Sarkozy' victory is not only complete but strategically important... [MORE]

Dr. Jean-Noel Prade 

Nov 23, 2007 08:44

the road to serfdom has taken a detour in paris. [MORE]

jon seligman 

Nov 24, 2007 04:38

Three cheers for President Sarkozy. Now we can only hope that the Democrat party in the USA is watching France... [MORE]

William Reed 

Nov 23, 2007 08:29

I was just now getting used to France being a future third world country and along comes a leader who... [MORE]

Jon Spain 

Nov 23, 2007 08:27

How refreshing to see a leader use common sense and ........for the French people to possibly see that these policies... [MORE]

Scott 

Nov 23, 2007 08:22

I can't believe it. In my lifetime, a French president that has his head on straight. Cheers. LL [MORE]

Ed 

Nov 23, 2007 07:51

Finally, a strong French leader and friend of the U. S. [MORE]

monte walker 

Nov 23, 2007 07:45

sarkozy is great for france and good for europe. [MORE]

rod reese 

Nov 23, 2007 07:46

The socialistic state of France is being reigned in by Sarkozy and just in the nick of time. In the... [MORE]

Bill Konrad 

Nov 23, 2007 07:39

well well, appears that frenchie has finally read the writing on the wall. there IS no free lunch and govt.... [MORE]

Mike 

Nov 23, 2007 07:37

the spirit of Ronald Reagan is alive and well when government slugs go on strike, just fire them and replace... [MORE]

William R. Smith 

Nov 23, 2007 07:09

Mr sarkozy was elected on fraudulent machines . the French will hate him in a very short time [MORE]

EJAN ARISTIDE 

Nov 23, 2007 20:24

What a concept, actually working and not getting something for nothing. If that idea catches on in the rest of... [MORE]

Bill Ulm 

Nov 23, 2007 06:52

Since Le Grande CHARLES faced down the problems with the military over ALGERIA which paralyzed FRANCE - the SOCIALIST-TRADE UNIONS... [MORE]

Zyskandar A Jaimot 

Nov 23, 2007 06:52