1) After Sarkozy's historic victory in France, the president-elect said that America can "count on France as a friend" -- bold words, indeed! This prompted Bill O'Reilly to lift his boycott of France. I agree with Bill, though I'm perhaps a bit more *cautiously* optimistic (yet optimistic nonetheless).
Regular readers know that I have disdain for the French, but no one is happy about the rioting (except Islamo-fascists, of course). Look at the carnage: