Franco-Conservatism Wins

I suppose I'll have to change my tune on France in the coming years. I got rid of my "Boycot France" bumper sticker a few years ago, but I still wasn't a big fan of the nation. Change has occured, though. I gather that the electorate was fed up with the degree of socialism and political-correctness that had progressed. What other conclusion could one come to after observing the election results?

What I find absolutely fascinating, though no surprising, is that the media, both the American and International media, is lamenting the results and focusing attention on the protests and violence of a small minority. Let this sink in: there was 85% voter turn-out. Did you catch that? 85% voter turn-out.
85% Turn-Out
Even Liberals have to recognize this as a majority. (The previous definition of "majority" was 60% according the Senate Democrats circa 2001-2006, though in most cultures a majority still consists of greather than 50%.) So 85% of the electorate went to the polls, and Sarkozy received 53% of the vote. While this falls short of an American Senate majority, Sarkozy's win is convincing and definitive, yet the media continues to repeat his opponent's talking points:

Violence in the streets.
Sky will fall when France acts friendly towards America.
Fear of worker revolt if French workforce told to work more than 35 hours per week.
So on and so forth.
Blah. Blah. Blah.

It's time to face the facts: the French voted, and there was a winner. Period.

It's interesting to note, too, in the days leading up to the elction that rather than the Socialist Loser, Segolene Royal, calling for her supporters to respect the electoral process in the interest of rule of law and national unity, she practically prompted violent protest with her "warnings." This is how the Left views losing. They burn cars, they assassinate the character of the winner, and they demonize those that supported the winner (remember those supporters consisted of a majority of an 85% turn-out).

All sorts of excuses will be offered to explain the Socialist Loser's loss. She didn't get her message out, women didn't support her like they should have (52% of women voted for Sarkozy), it's Bush's fault, etc. Just listen for them in the coming hours and days and laugh with XEKE.com.

It remains to be seen just how Conservative this Sarkozy fellow is, and just how friendly France will be towards the United States. However, a Socialist lost an election (in France, no less) and this is reason to celebrate!