Posted on 09/22/2005 9:59:18 AM PDT by lowbuck
The German educational system marches on. In a memorable television appearance alongside other top candidates Sunday evening following the election, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder announced his next major reform project: the Math Reform! And he immediately explained how it would work: 34% of the votes = an absolute majority for Chancellor Schröder! "Nobody but myself is capable of putting together a stable government. Nobody but myself!" ['Nobody But Myself!']
Fellow guests and viewers at home were shocked and awed by the statesman's mind-expanding theories. "I really don't know what you've been doing before the show …" suggested Free Democratic leader Guido Westerwalle. The sober scientist, Angela Merkel, who actually bested Mr. Schröder's suddenly commanding share of the vote, just stared ahead; perhaps her rational mind just couldn't process the chancellor's new scheme. His rabid barking and predatory smile persisted nonetheless, his mad will filling the studio: I demand contrrrrol!
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Must be a democrat, he thinks that losing is winning.
Losing IS a Victory to the rats...can you say...STUCK ON STUPID! Bwahahahhaha!
My money is on a red-green-red coalition with the Linke (former Communists).
You'd lose your money! This has been categorically ruled out.
It may have been ruled out for now, but I don't think that Schroeder or Fischer are truly bothered by coalescing with Communists -- they're not too far from Communism themselves!
Correct, there are similarities. OTOH, there are less similarities than there are between your own Democrats and Republicans. So any close cooperation is extremely difficult. Remember, Schröder dislikes Lafontaine intensely - the man betrayed his party.
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