Are we seeing the first signs of weakness in the otherwise faultless performance of Queen Sego? Maybe it's just me, but it's possible we'll look back in a few months and say October was her high-point. What gives me the feeling? Some of the stupid things she has been saying. The latest is her idea for "people's juries drawn by lot" before whom members of parliament will have to "rendre ses comptes". Something about that makes me very queasy. You don't have to go as far as Max Gallo did (the left-wing historian said the idea was practically Maoist) to feel that there is something deeply troubling about a politician who is so beholden to the "people". The "people" are always right. That was what Robespierre used to say. The other day Sego was asked about her policies to Turkey and its bid for EU membership -- a very important issue in France. She had no opinion. She was with the "people". Whatever they decided. You could trust the "people", she said. Sego has an inner cabinet of advisers who are cooking up this stuff -- convinced that Internet, designer clothes and the occasional "pavé dans la mare" (paving stone in the puddle) of Socialist thinking will see her to victory. So far you couldn't say they are wrong. She is a long way ahead of her two rivals (Strauss-Kahn and Fabius) in the polls. But things will change after she gets the nomination next month (assuming she does). She deserves a rougher ride, and she'll get it. By the way for a good political blog ahead of the elections, check out Christophe Barbier at Le Point.