In what might signal new found pro-Americanism, Nicolas Sarkozy has defeated Socialist Segolene Royal by 6 percentage points (53% to 47%).
French voter turnout surpassed 85%.
Closer to home, Fred Thompson sounds off on what he thinks during a stop on the left coast in a speech entitled "Facing Our Challenges":
"A lot of Americans have these concerns tonight. They are concerned about the way things are going in our country right now. Some fear we may be in the first stages of decline. We've heard this malaise talk before."
