France: More Conservative than America?

It's official. For the first time in my life the French government is more conservative than our own government in Washington. The evidence comes in the form of the headline: "Paris Rejects Obama-Style Stimulus Plan."

Apparently the government of French President Nikolas Sarkozy is rejecting pressure from left wing groups to shovel money out the door regardless of whether such spending would actually help the economy (it wouldn't).

Article: Paris Rejects Obama-Style Stimulus Plan