[lbo-talk] Ségolène Royal Embraces Israel, Its Wall and All

[Seth Ackerman]

Doug Henwood wrote:

> Well maybe they're not so left. Seems like the French Socialists are  
> going the Clinton/Blair route, 15 years later.


No, not really. Clinton and Blair are convinced neoliberals. Royale's 
definitely not. If she has any firm vision of the world, she's kept it a 
very closely guarded secret. Mainly she's trying to do whatever it takes 
to not sound like a typical politician. She's definitely no left-wing 
firebrand. But barring unforeseen developments, she'd probably appoint 
some stalwart Socialist as PM and another as FM. And then she'd 
basically continue with the Jospin libretto, albeit with slightly 
different music.

Seth