Caught the first visit of French president Nicolas Sarkozy to the White House today on C-SPAN. I really like the little speech he gave at the dinner. A few great excerpts:

France and the United States are allies, have been allies, and will continue to be allies, and have been so forever.

In my country there are thousands upon thousands of white crosses to remember those men who didn't know France, and yet who came to die on French soil.

And I also came to say that one can be a friend of America, and yet win elections in France.

So here I am in Washington on a first Tuesday in November. Now, I have no electoral ambitions when it comes to the U.S.