Fellow Freepers,
merkel is a easy figure of fun. However, we should recognize she is a ( by german standards ) believer in free market capitalism. On the home front she achieved many of the economic reforms we all hope Trump implements.
Merkel’s Germany has a massive budget surpluses, a labor shortage, and perfectly smooth superhighways. She whips her parliament into using the surpluses to pay down debt instead of squandering the taxpayers funds.
On the other hand, the opposition candidate is a extreme socialist nutjob.
While we might dislike Merkel, the alternative is very bad.
Then why is she so pissed off at Trump?
I hate to admit it, but you’re right. Merkel is about as good as you’re going to get in Germany.
I’ll take you at your word. If Germany is doing so well, why can’t they pay for their own defense?