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Faygo Kid

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39. Glad to hear it.

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Sun May 6, 2012, 03:53 PM

May 2012

Europe is coming to its senses. Will we? Or is it Mitt and the Kochs?

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Socialist candidate Hollande defeats Sarkozy in French presidential race [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

Huzzah!! I hope he governs as a Socialist. nt hifiguy May 2012 #1

I hope he governs as a COMPETENT socialist. nt MH1 May 2012 #4

French Socialists are pretty much like our Democrats used to be. KamaAina May 2012 #9

Yeah, they're still very much capitalists, just with strong oversight. FarLeftFist May 2012 #13

OH, this will be intersting to see how quickly some of Sarkozy's "Mistakes" like raising retirement Justice wanted May 2012 #2

k&r Starry Messenger May 2012 #3

I'm assuming this will put an end to the austerity bullshit, at least in France bluestateguy May 2012 #5

Wouldn't think of it, elleng May 2012 #8

Tres interessant!!! elleng May 2012 #6

yay! iamthebandfanman May 2012 #7

This could be bad for Obama if it triggers a fall in the stock market. dkf May 2012 #10

Sovereign spreads to Germany will likely take a hit, though not too much since this was expected. Lucky Luciano May 2012 #12

They are waiting to see what he says. dkf May 2012 #14

Yet austerity has not led to "fiscal stability" suffragette May 2012 #22

Potential loosening of the austerity measures has led to significant instability in bond yields. dkf May 2012 #28

Actual austerity measures have throttled the countries and citizens on which they have been imposed suffragette May 2012 #33

Well if they think they will see better results with no access to borrowing then more power to them. dkf May 2012 #36

You forgot the sarcasm emoticon. We know how you feel about liberals. kestrel91316 May 2012 #38

"Krugman Wishes He Were Wrong on EU" kristopher May 2012 #41

Well I hope I am wrong that this throws things into turmoil yet again. dkf May 2012 #42

"end of capacity"? - I don't think so. kristopher May 2012 #43

Hardly. Chan790 May 2012 #68

Interesting take on reality. girl gone mad May 2012 #58

Austerity is one part of the calculation re: solvency. dkf May 2012 #60

France's need for fiscal reform, as well as the world's, includes forcing the rich to contribute... Amonester May 2012 #59

Oh please, stop panicking that a Socialist victory in France will make upper income taxes will rise CreekDog May 2012 #65

WTF? Shining Jack May 2012 #67

French, German Stocks Rise After Hollande Victory Hissyspit May 2012 #69

I hope France gets back to normal. Sarkozy was Rightish, but Left of every American President, ever. onehandle May 2012 #11

Sarkozy is a neocon Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #50

He moved hard to the right in that election, pulling the racist immigration shit. joshcryer May 2012 #56

YAY! Odin2005 May 2012 #15

Talking to a friend in France Richard D May 2012 #16

What a contrast to last time. harmonicon May 2012 #18

52-48 - Yeah!!! Mass May 2012 #17

Another source confirms the exit polling... flpoljunkie May 2012 #19

It's not exit polling any more - These are official estimations that have never been wrong. Mass May 2012 #23

Woo-hoo! hedgehog May 2012 #20

yay! JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #21

K&R suffragette May 2012 #24

Sarkozy has conceded muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #25

Long Live the Republic! ellisonz May 2012 #27

Vive la France!! hifiguy May 2012 #40

I hope this is a bellweather for the 2012 US elections. joshcryer May 2012 #57

We should have voting on weekends like France, so workers could get to the polls. nt SunSeeker May 2012 #26

Definitely. caveat_imperator May 2012 #52

We need election day to be a national holiday. joshcryer May 2012 #55

I'm eating French Fries tonight jpak May 2012 #29

The exit polls are saying: 52%-54.5% Dawson Leery May 2012 #30

Internet moles not liking this one Kingofalldems May 2012 #31

Good news! All I can say is Berlin Expat May 2012 #32

I wish him well and success. n/t rayofreason May 2012 #34

Vive le Baquelache! Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #35

Good. Sarkozy's a RW fascist, IIRC. kestrel91316 May 2012 #37

Glad to hear it. Faygo Kid May 2012 #39

Woo-hoo! Big party rockin' the Bastille, baby! Zorra May 2012 #44

Congratulations to the French People. ocpagu May 2012 #45

A leader for the people magic59 May 2012 #46

They obviously don't have modern voting machines. nt hay rick May 2012 #47

Congratulations France!!! harun May 2012 #48

Excellent news! Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #49

excellent news! unkachuck May 2012 #51

Hear, Hear! What unkachuck said! nt Peace Patriot May 2012 #53

Ditto harun May 2012 #64

As expected! Hopefully now we can criticize DSK without being slandered... joshcryer May 2012 #54

Then need to IMMEDIATELY freeze all accounts over a million euros BanTheGOP May 2012 #61

No, I think it's 75% of income, not of accrued wealth muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #62

Not difficult to overcome BanTheGOP May 2012 #70

Bravo les français! qb May 2012 #63

Yes! Shining Jack May 2012 #66

nice!! nt and-justice-for-all May 2012 #71