The US of A at the center of French domestic politics

... as usual. Chiraq says that Sarkozy's Atlantist pro-US outburts are "pitiful". Philippe Douste-Blazy (en voilà en qui aurait dû rester sur le billard) states that only Chiraq can speak for La Fwance. Laurent Fabius, who would rather poison his fellow French citizens than purchase top-of-the-line American blood testing equipment, declares that Sarko is Bush's future poodle. Henri Emmanuelli, who has a criminal record stemming from his political shenagigans and assorted scams, hi-jinx, and other criminal activity, says that Sarkozy is like a "puppy dog laying down in front of his master". Marie George Buffet, who heads up the French Communist Party, says that Sarkozy is "a little French Bush" [Ed. - we should be so lucky].