Sarkozy is, unfortunately, distinctively in accord with the Blair/Merkel plan for the stealth constitution. Or rather, he wants a mini-constitution passed by the French parliament, more protection and the creation of a real Fortress Europe, obscured by his vague 'Meditteranean Union' nonsense. Sarkozy wants French troops out of Afghanistan and wants the military option against Iran off the table too. In appointing so many Socialists to his cabinet, Sarko might be attempting to co-opt the left as he makes the hard moves necessary to keep France from falling apart. Sarkozy prides himself on promoting what he calls "the visible minorities". With her stunning smile, Rama Yade is the most visible.
Sarko's supposed American-ness is about style as much as substance, of course. It consists in direct, often sharp discourse; a transparency about his own political hustle; and an eagerness for media exposure. Sarkozy, as we know, has no intention of retreating to the palace. He will run everything.
