In contrast to Mark Steyn's pessism about Sarkozy, Michael Medved believes “Sarko l’Americaine's" election "offers needed encouragement for US conservatives who ought to feel energized, inspired and reassured by this decisive triumph":

Most obviously, the Sarkozy election should help explode two cherished leftist myths about the current direction of world affairs –

First, that all nations and all peoples feel deep visceral hatred for America and Americans and,

Second, that a powerful tectonic shift in global politics is moving the whole world to the left.