So, Sarkozy wins election as prime minister of France, pretends to live with his second wife who had previously left him, and apparently did so again, secretly divorces said wife and announces it as a fait accompli, then starts ostentatiously dating Carla Bruni, a former model who is now a singer. He makes sure to be photographed in bathing suits on a beach in Egypt, thereby offending the Muslim natives, but very effectively showing off his girlfriend’s fabulous figure. Now he announces that the relationship is “serious,” and floats rumors of marriage.
The question is, does marrying the trophy girlfriend five minutes after the ex-wife dumped him make him look better or worse.
At first, perhaps because he is so sound on the issues, I was willing to believe that this sophisticated French way was okay. Anyway, it helped me with the character issue and my own favorite GOP candidate, who has many excellent virtues, but isn’t so strong on the marriage and family thing. But anyone who doesn’t recognize this as a terrible case of “reboundism” isn’t looking. Sarko is behaving like someone who doesn’t want it to seem like being left, twice, by his wife was hurtful. While I have no personal views on what he should or should not do about his personal life, I do think you really are stuck with the third spouse. Period. So, perhaps he should seek advice from my candidate, the former mayor, about what to look for, and which attributes do, and do not, wear well.