Alien
09-19-07, - 06:39 PM
You know something, there is a new political star rising in the one Nicolas Sarkozy.
He has swept in to France's presidency, and has stolen the attention of all parties involved. Talking tough to French business in one mouth and in another mouth, talking tough international politics to Iran and the US and in another mouth, talking tough social reform "rupture" in french social classes.
Now, I know little about him aside from what I get from the Wikipedia and from the news reports. I thought following in Chirac's footsteps would have been near impossible; but many thought following in Mitterrand's footsteps was impossible for Chirac and everyone though de Gaulle's legacy would last forever. But, Sarkozy has started a name brand of his own. I can't quite describe it as he has all but placed Chirac as a mere footnote, as I look back on French politics when we talk about Sarkozy in the now.
I don't know. I was trying not to get swept up in the hype of Sarkozy; like I did for Bush and was terribly dissapointed. But, maybe all of the talk about him is true. Maybe he is a great president waiting to fulfill his destiny. I still think it is too early to tell as I will explain my reservations...
I say all of that, to say this. As you know the Bahamas has just signed a trade pact with the EU, no one cared greatly at this time and to be quite honest, it was the right move; as much as I hated the people who signed it, did not even have time to look at the arrangement for what it was, leaving our RTA happy Archer to read dem books all by he self. Which make him either super smart, or one lucky dumb guy...in any event, won't look a gift horse in the puss, as apparently they have all but placed rights on BEC. More on that later.
:shhh:
But, as obvious as it is, France is the superpower in the EU as Britain has a "hands off" approach to the EU as it is now. So, France is the big-dawg in the kennel and whatever the EU does, France has the say on how it gets done. For example, the EU central bank has a Frenchman at the helm. With this, the WTO "allthough not EU on the face of it" has a frenchman at the helm as well.
On top of that, the EU is kicking the dollar like it was a rag doll and it is apparent that the US can do nothing about it. The EU affects the characteristics of goods even at the production phase, as seen by Bacardi trying to relocate to fix itself for EU trade preferences, we have got to get used to watching the French as they, by all intents and political purposes, control the EU.
If Sarkozy and the French, who have the biggest farms in the EU, does not fly with reducing agricultural subsidies and decides to stall NAMA....we have to be prepared for higher food prices; higher than we have now and the possibility that Bacardi moving the Peurto Rico, may make Bacardi's move ever more important to them, which truly leaves us with unkown choices on future options. Worse if all of this happens, and France strikes Iran as Sarkozy is talking and what the US wants. The thing is, all of the above we do not know and we are FAR removed from even analyzing what may happen or what could happen. This makes any effect from this even worse.
Don't mean to frighten you, but maybe the boys over at parliament can get thinking on the possibilities.
He has swept in to France's presidency, and has stolen the attention of all parties involved. Talking tough to French business in one mouth and in another mouth, talking tough international politics to Iran and the US and in another mouth, talking tough social reform "rupture" in french social classes.
Now, I know little about him aside from what I get from the Wikipedia and from the news reports. I thought following in Chirac's footsteps would have been near impossible; but many thought following in Mitterrand's footsteps was impossible for Chirac and everyone though de Gaulle's legacy would last forever. But, Sarkozy has started a name brand of his own. I can't quite describe it as he has all but placed Chirac as a mere footnote, as I look back on French politics when we talk about Sarkozy in the now.
I don't know. I was trying not to get swept up in the hype of Sarkozy; like I did for Bush and was terribly dissapointed. But, maybe all of the talk about him is true. Maybe he is a great president waiting to fulfill his destiny. I still think it is too early to tell as I will explain my reservations...
I say all of that, to say this. As you know the Bahamas has just signed a trade pact with the EU, no one cared greatly at this time and to be quite honest, it was the right move; as much as I hated the people who signed it, did not even have time to look at the arrangement for what it was, leaving our RTA happy Archer to read dem books all by he self. Which make him either super smart, or one lucky dumb guy...in any event, won't look a gift horse in the puss, as apparently they have all but placed rights on BEC. More on that later.
:shhh:
But, as obvious as it is, France is the superpower in the EU as Britain has a "hands off" approach to the EU as it is now. So, France is the big-dawg in the kennel and whatever the EU does, France has the say on how it gets done. For example, the EU central bank has a Frenchman at the helm. With this, the WTO "allthough not EU on the face of it" has a frenchman at the helm as well.
On top of that, the EU is kicking the dollar like it was a rag doll and it is apparent that the US can do nothing about it. The EU affects the characteristics of goods even at the production phase, as seen by Bacardi trying to relocate to fix itself for EU trade preferences, we have got to get used to watching the French as they, by all intents and political purposes, control the EU.
If Sarkozy and the French, who have the biggest farms in the EU, does not fly with reducing agricultural subsidies and decides to stall NAMA....we have to be prepared for higher food prices; higher than we have now and the possibility that Bacardi moving the Peurto Rico, may make Bacardi's move ever more important to them, which truly leaves us with unkown choices on future options. Worse if all of this happens, and France strikes Iran as Sarkozy is talking and what the US wants. The thing is, all of the above we do not know and we are FAR removed from even analyzing what may happen or what could happen. This makes any effect from this even worse.
Don't mean to frighten you, but maybe the boys over at parliament can get thinking on the possibilities.