A good question

On Behind the News program, in Aljazeera Arabic, a representative of Chadian rebels, who are now in control of most of the capital, was asked about French reaction to their advance. He said that France realizes that the Chadian society desires change and no longer wants president Deby ...., at which point the presenter interrupted to ask him: "Since when did France care about what societies want".

An excellent question.

Knocked Up

"It's a serious matter, but the date won't be fixed today. It is serious. You will find out when it happens."

And find out we did. According to the British Daily Mail, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s girlfriend/fiancé Carla Bruni is pregnant. They have been in a ‘serious’ relationship for less than 2 months. Reports indicate that Sarkozy is dropping in opinion polls due his less than conservative lifestyle. Despite the fact that the President came to power as a newly single man, it is interesting that his personal life is overlapping that of his job. Are we starting to judge public figures on their private life more than their abilities to do their work? What's the difference between the two nowadays? If only that much media attention could be directed towards the urban riots