King Nicolas II (the commoner formally known as Jean Sarkozy) - A chip off the old block

King Nicolas II (the commoner formally known as Jean Sarkozy) - A chip off the old block, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.

"L'état c'est moi - et ma famille."

"The term banana republic has been used by a couple of French friends in reaction to the news from Paris this week. They were referring to the high-handed way that France's ruler and his caste have been behaving in two or three current matters.The latest involves an astonishing act of nepotism by Nicolas Sarkozy. His barons are about to elevate Jean Sarkozy, the President's 23-year-old, undergraduate son, to a powerful and prized executive post."

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