francois hollande on Townhall

• Hell Has Officially Frozen Over: French Support Spending Cuts Wed May 15
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I like to think I’m a reasonably savvy observer of public opinion and international economics, but every so often I’m stunned by some bit of data. ... more
• France Postpones Austerity and Deficit Targets for Rest of 2013 Mon Mar 11
  Mike Shedlock
  France's budget deficit is currently 3.7% of GDP. Recall that budget deficits exceeding 3% is over treaty limits. With Hollande at the Helm, any rational-thinking person understands the odds Hollande reduces the French budget deficit to zero by 2017 is roughly 0%. ... more
• France Wakes Up To A Socialist Reality: Will America? Sun Feb 10
  Austin Hill
  “People call this the ‘new normal.’ Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It’s the new ‘abnormal,’ and it won’t last, because as free people we won’t stand for it…” ... more
• Hollande Proving Himself a Surprisingly Wise Warrior Wed Jan 16
  Rachel Marsden
  Socialist French President Francois Hollande is in the pilot's seat in the world's latest military incursion. We're not used to seeing the French lead the way into battle, but it's becoming increasingly frequent. ... more
• The Depardieu Revolution Tue Jan 1
  Pat Buchanan
  When Socialist President Francois Hollande took office, he swiftly made good on his pledge to raise the top tax rate on Frenchmen who earn a million euros a year -- to 75 percent. ... more
• B is For Bizarre -- Also For Boehner, Budget and Washington Bozos Sun Dec 23
  Paul Greenberg
  How long is this show going to go on in Washington, and must it? They say closing time for its costars is midnight, December 31. That's when the president and the speaker of the House need to agree on the federal budget Or Else, but politicians never met a deadline they couldn't postpone, as in Can, Kick Down the Road. ... more
• Yes, Atlas Will “Shrug,” Eventually Sun Oct 21
  Austin Hill
  After five years of service from President Nicolas Sarkozy who sought to reduce government controls of the economy and to stimulate private enterprise, French voters tossed him aside last May in favor of a presidential candidate who was nominated jointly by both the French Socialist Party, and France’s “Radical Left Party.” ... more
• Welcome to Socialism: 75 Percent Tax For Rich Passed in France Fri Sep 28
  Katie Pavlich
• Even Socialist Hollande Comes Around to Austerity Tue Sep 11
  Paris, France
  But, spending cuts come with a 75% tax on the rich (he is, after all, a Socialist). ... more
• 'Austerity' Talk Is Just Political Cover for More Government Spending Fri May 25
  Scott Rasmussen
  President Obama, new French President Francois Hollande and other political leaders have called for less "austerity" as a way to help the troubled economies on both sides of the Atlantic. That's the polite way of saying they want more government spending and larger deficits. ... more
• Obama Meets the French Version of Himself Wed May 23
  Susan Brown
  It could be said a narcissist’s best friend is the reflection he sees of himself in the mirror. No other relationship comes close -- unless the narcissist has the unique opportunity to meet another version of himself, which happened last week, during the recent Group of Eight (G-8) summit at Camp David. ... more
• Revolution as Fashion Mon May 14
  Paul Greenberg
  The headline summed up the result of France's presidential election: "Hollande bests Sarkozy/ To claim helm of France." And the photograph that went with it caught the spirit of the occasion: There were the cheering mademoiselles celebrating the great Socialist triumph, their jewelry gleaming as bright as their smiles, the red flag waving in the background. ... Ah, Paris in May! The Revolution might as well have been taking place in the pages of Vogue. ... more
• Farewell to 'Europe'? Sun May 13
  Frank Gaffney
  In the space of two weeks, three European governments have fallen, sending seismic shock-waves across the continent and calling into question the experiment that has consumed its elites for decades: the construction of a centralized, socialist superstate known as "Europe." ... more
• Reflections on the French Election Sat May 12
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  The election of Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande to the presidency of France epitomizes the sorry state of contemporary democracy. By that, I don’t mean to imply that the French people should have voted for the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy. Neither would be capable of solving France’s intractable problems in a way acceptable to French voters, nor are the problems with democracy unique to France. ... more
• Why France Elected a Socialist President Fri May 11
  Rachel Marsden
  The markets appeared to collectively yawn in the wake of Hollande's election. Perhaps it's a sign that regardless of who's captain of the ship, it's still considered to be on a crash course with the iceberg. ... more
• Extremism in Defense of the Welfare State Tue May 8
  Mona Charen
  The theme song of a popular TV show from the last decade featured the lyric "I worry all the time. If you paid attention, you'd be worried, too." It's a wise posture when analyzing the slow-motion crisis that is Europe. ... more
• Is This the End of 'One Europe'? Tue May 8
  Pat Buchanan
  How Europe's crisis resolves itself as yet remains unknown. ... more
• France Copies America, Elects Socialist President - NewsBusted Conservative Comedy Tue May 8
  Washington, D.C.
  The French just elected a Socialist president in this weekend's elections. Are they just copycats? ... more
• Keep Working America, France is Depending on You Mon May 7
  Katie Pavlich
• Obama Congratulates Incoming French Socialist President Sun May 6
  Kevin Glass
• Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency Sun May 6
  AP News
• The 'Pretty Woman' Strategy for Political Victory Wed Apr 18
  Rachel Marsden
  There's a scene in the movie "Pretty Woman" where the kindhearted hooker played by Julia Roberts asks her client, portrayed by Richard Gere: "Who do you want me to be?" Regardless of who she might really be, she realizes that it's far less attractive than a tabula rasa onto which her client can project his own desires, and around which she can then build a tailor-made palatable persona. ... more

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