Boy those European socialist sure can pick a good chancellor when they want to, can’t they?
The guy’s entire talent was making speeches. But after getting into office...he was a lousy individual and numerous members of his own party hated him.
The most remarkable moment occurred at the end of his chancellorship...when the election results were announced and the opposition barely edged him out...it was a half-point or so. To form a government, you must have several parties united under one banner. Schroeder figured that even though he lost....he could get the Greens and the FDP to slide under him, thus giving him the 50 percent he needed, and still beat the CDU.
So here at 10pm that night of the election....is this roundtable and the media control guru is asking various questions over scenarios and Schroeder quickly pointed out how he was going to reemerge as the winner under this potential Green/FDP banner. The FDP leader, Guidi Westervolle sat there....giving a ever-so-brief pause....and then said “the last thing on earth that the FDP would ever do...is partner with Schroeder”. The camera caught this bull with his horns down and ready to tear up Schroeder. Because of that moment...the FDP has picked up thousands of more supporters and found itself as the only party in Germany with guts.