IRONY CAN BE AWFULLY IRONIC SOMETIMES: Obama Advises French Not To End Austerity Measures:

President Obama’s spokesman warned the new socialist president-elect of France not to implement his campaign agenda of ending austerity measures, indicating that such a reversal could damage the world economy.

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French President-Elect Francois Hollande called for an increase in government spending and taxes.

As Ace writes, “If France crashes, it offers America a preview of where Obama’s policies will take us, so he… doesn’t want France to implement Obama’s policies. He doesn’t want that heads up. Not before the election.”