Posted on 09/17/2011 1:41:25 PM PDT by John W
ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou canceled a planned visit to the United States on Saturday to deal with a deepening crisis at home, days before European Union and IMF inspectors decide on further funding for the debt-ridden country.
Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos rushed to allay fears the canceled trip signaled imminent default, saying such talk was "ridiculous," but the conservative opposition seized the opportunity to demand snap elections, fanning fears Greece lacks the will needed for tough measures ahead.
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Good observation.
Never fear, this will be an excuse for another Obamanation & Friends vacation. I hear Greece is lovely this time of year. Maybe he can hand deliver that check the Treasury Dept. wrote out to save the Euro.
ha ha —good one!
Yeah, the Greek PM should just proclaim that its debt is really AAAA+ and continue with his vacation plans.
Yeah, the Greek PM should just proclaim that its debt is really AAAA+ and continue with his vacation plans.
I guess staying home beats flying coach.
I thought little Timmy Geithner “saved” them yesterday?
Him or Big Ben, I was sure someone had and our stock market was up on their great success in spite of terrible late week news all around on the US economy.
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