The morning papers were awash with news bites on the heels of Barack Obama's brief stop-over in France - and his subsequent meeting with President - Nicolas Sarkozy.
Some reporters focused on their discussions about Iran's nuclear program, global warming, and such.
But, for many, issues pertaining to U.S. and French relations appeared to be at the fore.
Others wondered, how would Barack's meeting with Sarkozy, would be interpreted by the voters?
In one report, it was theorized that John Kerry's French "connections" negatively affected his campaign for President a scant few years ago.
Outspoken critics, for instance, poked fun and hinted he was "less-than-American" because of family ties in St. Briac-sur-Mer and his ability to fluently converse in the French language.
To prevent such a crisis from arising in his camp - it appears that Obama's intuition shifted into high gear - and he reacted according.
For example, when the Senator was asked - "whether it was a good thing to be loved by the French in the United States" - he evaded the question!
Instead, he responded by diplomatically stating,
"I think the American voter understands that problems like climate change, or energy, or terrorism cannot be solved by any one country alone and that it has to be a group effort."
Heh, Obama!
It was a simple question that required a simple answer: "yes" or "no".
Ah, that sneaky dem side-stepped the issue!
Yeah, the presidential hopeful went for the pat answer that would appeal across the board without offending.
But, the question still remains.
"Is it a good thing to be loved by the French in the United States, Obama?"
We're waiting patiently for your answer!
As an unknown pundit once said,
"Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason."
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