[LibertarianInExile]

"The Christian Democrats have announced that Angela Merkel, their pro-U.S. party chairman, will be their candidate for chancellor in the fall elections."

Here's how the left views Merkel--so you know she's probably a leftist "conservative" ala Rudy Giuliani, who the hard left Germans are desperately afraid will win:

Here's what she really looks like (with typical Kraut taste in clothing...blecch), sorta soccer-mommish, which is probably about where her politics really lie:

[TFine80]

Is the 'Kraut' really necessary?

We have friends in the CDU in Germany and on FR as well. No need for this word...

They won and Schoeder finally had to admit that he is an idiot and had no mandate at all. Kudos to the CDU.