The New York Times is not exactly thrilled with the victory of Nicolas Sarkozy. There is no opportunity to carp about a narrow electoral margin, so the Times must make do with snarkiness. Several examples follow below. I wonder if the Times ever has used similarly harsh words along these lines for Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Sarkozy is beyond the pale for the mandarins at the Times, perhaps because he wants to be friends with America and with Israel, thereby deserving the Times disrespect.

The Times begins by warning that "Mr. Sarkozy will need to keep his own impatience, and his destructive penchant for divisive rhetoric, under firm control." Wouldn't want to offend those urban youths who burned 790 cars in the wake of his election.