Sarko Back (and blog)

Early this morning eastern time Sarkozy was released from the hospital (see this very terse AP alert), though he has not gone back to work in Paris. In a refreshing surprise, this story has been reported quite widely in the US, even making the local evening news where I live. Some media outlets are already making wild pronouncements, with the UK Independent declaring that "The aura of youth and indestructible energy cultivated by President Nicolas Sarkozy was dealt a severe blow..." Meanwhile, the geniuses at Google who deleted this blog while I was away have brought it back from the dead!