The New York Times, along with most of the press establishment of Europe and America, did not like Nikolas Sarkozy's victory in France's presidential election. It was bad enough that he won handily over a pretty female socialist. But yesterday's elections confirming the center-right Union for a Popular Majority Party with a majority of the National Assembly was if anything worse, confirming him in power and gviing the wherewithal for serious reform. What is a leftist press to do?Why, play the expectations game, of course. Thus, we saw this early report Sunday afternoon from the Times:Sarkozy's Party Wins Smaller Majority Than Expected in French AssemblyBy ELAINE SCIOLINOThe conservative party of President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid victory in French parliamentary elections on Sunday, but it failed to secure the rout of the left that polls had predicted.In a sign that the left is still alive in France, three polling institutes estimated late Sunday night that Mr. Sarkozy's governing...(Read Full Post)