Germany has become a socialist Republic under Kohl. He and Mr. Blüm weren´t capable of dealing with the system changes we´re facing on the issues health, pensions and labor.
Schröder developed a strategy how to make things worse, and he did great for 4 years, but October 2002 it all came out.
Merkel - now bound in a coalition between the socialist SPD and the semi-socialist CSU - is acting like a chairwoman, trying to bring the positions together by giving up her position as the CDU-chairwoman. I´m not happy with the politics, but I trust her personally, and I´d choose her about anybody else - the words she said about "let´s dare more freedom" weren´t lies. It´s just that the others don´t want it. I´d love to see a CDU/CSU/FDP coalition! And if you also referred to the EU-finances, well, it was gesture of kindness for Poland, which was not rewarded. Instead, the Polish President throws mud on all of us for a commentary by the worst daily newspaper in Germany.
I'd love to see the same coalition that you like - but with a more capable figure of leadership.
No not Klinsmann,
I'd love Christian Wulf to do the job.
You think she's a chairwoman ? I don't think so. Her idea of integration is to never say no and don't get caught with a personal attitude. Just like she's learned it in Adlershof. (Her first steps in her carrier)
Some people are just unfit for command.
Schröder was a bastard - he would have gone home if things didn't work out the way he could have lived with - that's AFTER he would have made the life of his political enemies to hell. BTW he backed Chirac and will burn in hell for that - but he lowered the taxes for the german industry. He's closer to republican ecconomics than merkel is.
I don't want him back - but she's a big problem.
Yep!
Merkel - now bound in a coalition between the socialist SPD and the semi-socialist CSU - is acting like a chairwoman, trying to bring the positions together by giving up her position as the CDU-chairwoman. I´m not happy with the politics, but I trust her personally, and I´d choose her about anybody else - the words she said about "let´s dare more freedom" weren´t lies.
Well said, but just to moderate between the different political positions will not help the country to manage the crisis. I think that we need new elections since the SPD is not capable for any change. They are married to their godforsaken welfare state.
And if you also referred to the EU-finances, well, it was gesture of kindness for Poland, which was not rewarded. Instead, the Polish President throws mud on all of us for a commentary by the worst daily newspaper in Germany.
Those funny twins are a political mess that will do severe damage to Poland and its image abroad. It is indeed true that Merkel is de facto helpless to political satire. We have not a "guided" democracy and we do not want to become one. If the Polish President is unable to understand this it is his own problem. Therefore: The article in the taz was offending BS but Merkel is not responsible to it.