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Based on the rather humorous theory that when a Finance Minister (or other Central Bank chief) says something like this, it usually means the complete opposite, any guesses on when Greece does declare insolvency, and either: a)leaves the European Monetary Union of its own volition, or b)is kicked out of the EMU by the rest?
1 posted on 09/25/2011 1:02:58 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Isn’t that akin to what the thieves at Solyndra said just two months before declaring the big B?


2 posted on 09/25/2011 1:08:03 AM PDT by abigailsmybaby ("To understan' the livin', you gotta commune wit' da dead." Minerva)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
THINK
HAPPY
THOUGHTS
3 posted on 09/25/2011 1:15:14 AM PDT by yup2394871293
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

So Greece pledges to let the other euros bail them out?

Woo ****ing hooo


4 posted on 09/25/2011 1:18:22 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

He’s trying to boost confidence, which means that there’s probably a risk of this happening.


5 posted on 09/25/2011 1:18:28 AM PDT by MetaThought
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Spain, Portugal and Italy are waiting in the wings.

The EU has no constitutional way to cut Greece loose or any of the others


6 posted on 09/25/2011 1:22:33 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Come bail away, come bail away, come bail away with me lads.


7 posted on 09/25/2011 1:27:53 AM PDT by ari-freedom (Cain all the way)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
I vow to quit smoking.

Gotta light?

9 posted on 09/25/2011 1:41:34 AM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Usually such absolutist “not going to happen” talk is not a good portender. As they say... “Pride cometh before a fall”.


10 posted on 09/25/2011 1:44:26 AM PDT by BRK
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Sounds like a threat.


12 posted on 09/25/2011 2:59:33 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

So how does Venizelos plan to reassure all those nervous Greeks that they can continue to live beyond their means?


13 posted on 09/25/2011 3:54:59 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Brace yourself! The HURRICAIN's coming up from Florida!)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

I’ll see that when I believe it!


18 posted on 09/25/2011 4:37:47 AM PDT by ALASKA (CHANGE'n it back !!!!!!!)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Kinda’ of like your kid living on an allowance in your basement....vowing to never leave home or get a job


20 posted on 09/25/2011 5:03:28 AM PDT by silverleaf (Common sense is not so common - Voltaire)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Do not trust any greek bearing gifts.


21 posted on 09/25/2011 5:06:30 AM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
What a mess!
22 posted on 09/25/2011 5:07:33 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

An omen from Greece.

This has the familiar ring of something Obama may have read from his TelePrompTer ... or Geithner, or Pelosi, or Reid, Schumer.....


23 posted on 09/25/2011 5:22:55 AM PDT by Mobties (Let the markets work! Reduce the government's footprint!)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

Baghdad Bob... is that really YOU? We were so WORRIED!


29 posted on 09/25/2011 8:11:47 AM PDT by Mountain Troll (My investment plan - Canned food and shotguns)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad
Idiots stuck in denial mode and having utterly no clue as to the term and meaning of inevitable. =.=
30 posted on 09/25/2011 8:30:03 AM PDT by cranked
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