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May 31, 2005
The Moderate Voice: Is Chirac French Toast?
Joe Gandelman at The Moderate Voice provided excellent coverage of the May 29, 2005 rejection of the European Constitution by French voters. His lead on a May 30, 2005 post reads like this: A shocker...A failure of leadership...A body blow... An embarrassment to France...A repudiation...
"Those are adjectives that some are using in the wake of France's rejection of the European Union's first constitution," Mr. Gandelman wrote, adding: "And they're popping up in news stories not just about the vote outcome but about French President Jacques Chirac and France's political establishment. The news reports, editorial reaction, and weblog comments are as devastating as the VOTE. The bottom line: Chirac put his reputation and clout on the line and lost, bigtime. Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at May 31, 2005 07:18 PM
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