I love Merkel. While Germany and the US still view some of the issues a bit differently, we see most things the same way.
She is such a breath of fresh air following Herr Schroeder's reign. We can do business with Germany. They're good people.
He even said "She has got a lot of wisdom. I don't know if this helps her or hurts her for me to say this, but nevertheless, my consultations with Angela are very productive and very important.”
This is so sad, that the President even acknowledges in public that compliments made by him could harm the praised. I deeply hope that his presidency will not be viewed as a failure in the history books. God bless this man.