France: 2008 in Review

Interestingly enough, Le Monde published Saturday the top stories to forget in 2008. Here are the top five entries :

- Italian president Silvio Berlusconi's racist remarks

- Socialist "fraternity" according to former presidential candidate Ségolène Royal

- The presidential wedding between Mr. Sarkozy and Ms. Bruni

- Sarah Palin's campaign

- George W. Bush's accomplishments

As for the memorable ones, two stories made it to this analyst's list:

1. President Sarkozy's presidency of the European Union

2. Warfare within the Socialist party