Posted on 07/18/2011 9:06:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
According to Der Spiegel, Helmut Kohl, the father of a unified Germany and the German politician most responsible for the single currency, is very unhappy with his protégé Angela Merkel. I found this article to be consistent with what I have heard for months about the Kohl-Waigel generation’s feelings about Merkel’s leadership during the sovereign debt crisis.
When reviewing the key players in the sovereign debt crisis, I said the following about Germany:
German Government: Led by Angela Merkel, first German Chancellor from former East; because of public opposition to bailouts, reluctant supporter of bailouts; Looking for bail-in of private investor losses; Finance Minister Schaeuble only minister with institutional memory of pre-Euro German political imperatives; More unilateralist and markedly less ‘pro-European’ than previous German governments.
-Stuffing bondholders in Greece and Ireland
Kohl has vehemently denied the Spiegel account as the disclaimer at the end of the article attests. Nevertheless, it is likely true in substance if not form. My translation of the full article is below.
"She is destroying my Europe." With these harsh words, Helmut Kohl is said to have criticized the crisis policy of the chancellor. According to SPIEGEL sources, the former Chancellor finds Merkel’s euro strategy "very dangerous". He is not the only party member who has distanced himself from the CDU leader.
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Helmut Kohl = Germany’s Jimmy Carter.
Vas ist der Deutsch for "Fake but Accurate"?
Hey, Kohl, pay for your own army and defense ... oops! Never mind!
You probably failed your exams on european politics.
Helmut Kohl was germanys Ronald Reagan. The Jimmy Carter of Germany was either Helmut Schmidt or Willy Brandt.
Unecht aber richtig.
Helmut Schmidt, my bad.
yes they changed Helmuts back in the 80’s
That's an insult to Reagan. The fellow that started the Bosnian War? Kohl is strictly in the same camp as Brandt and Schmidt.
Helmut Kohl was germanys Ronald Reagan
Erich Honecker was the Jimmy Carter of Germany. ;)
“Erich Honecker was the Jimmy Carter of Germany. ;)”
That’s a defamation of Jimmy Carter. I agree with you that Jimmy Carter was the worst President until Obama got into office. But Jimmy Carters biggest fault was, that he was a pleasant person. Way too pleasant to make decisions that could hurt anyone. It was hard (until now) to find a worse president, but comparing him to a bastard like Eric Honecker is a defamation.
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