Touchy, touchy, sensitive subject.  Even more so now than our Habeas Corpus has been tweaked.

Hum, where to start.  Europe has been mired in endless theoretical debates (you thought it only happened here?   ) for the past decades.  Some countries as France opened up their borders in the 70s and 80s to wild immigration and are only now becoming aware of the effects.  Italy and Spain are blissfully unaware as they get their first flux of wild immigration.

I found France in complete transition.  Our two countries are very similar, that’s why we love to hate and love each other in complete misunderstanding.  But France is changing.  I didn’t see the old politicians tat dragged down the country in sterile left-right debates.  I found two new revamped parties, one left, one right and remnants of the old schools desperately clinging on.

On the right, a very vibrant Nicolas Sarkozy who tells it like it is and looks to actually walk the walk.  On the left, I was a little disappointed with Segolene Royal, socialist’s darling who didn’t seem to have real plans and rather said people would decide.  I believe in the mess France is in, they need strong leadership.

Unfortunately, they also took in our flashy political displays with big staged scene appearances, flashy neons and dazzling lights.  Whatever gets people inspired. I’m more interested in plans.

I won’t talk much about our state here.  I feel Republicans and Democrats have blurred the lines too much.  I would be hard press to chose a new comer against an old shark.  I would rather have serious plans and know in advance who the administration will be.

People in both countries are profoundly ideologists which is sad when we need individual ethics, prooven track record and intelligent team work, then and only after then can we indulge in ideology politics.  There just isn’t much difference anymore.