Monday morning blues

Today is not a national holiday but it seems to be a semi official local holiday which is why the Feria in Nîmes finishes today. Sometime ago, Chirac announced that, what was historically Whit Monday, would in future be a normal work day in 'solidarity' with the elderly. Naturally there were strikes and the odd riot, and now there is a certain amount of confusion, or more to the point, a lot of people just take the day off. Chirac's popularity, which is at an all time low at 17%, is bound to tumble further. There will be presidential elections next year, with a couple of strong front runners, Sarkosy and Royal. It should be interesting.