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Fortunatly in March Pasok is bracing for more losses. The New Democracy (the conservatives) prime minister candidate was born in the USA. Wisconcin, I believe.

Part of the problem is that Greece has a between the big countries mentality. Lets be honest, its a small country in comparios to others. Smaller ecconomy, too.

The big complaint about the Iraq invasion was not that it was over oil. The socialists were arguing the American's were going to hog all the oil.

If only the Greek Government would get off their corrupt posteriors and develop the oil reserves in the Agean and off the coast of Thesaloniki. Supposedly it has reserves to Rival many other sources.

Let's hope PASOK (PAnhellenic SOcialist Party) loses and loses big. George Papandreou is part American as well. As far as the oil reserves, the Greeks will tell you that the Americans won't let the Greeks pursue them, as well as the Americans backed the Junta, the Americans are keeping Cyprus divided, the Americans favor Turkey, they even believe the Americans caused 9/11 in order to hurt Greek tourism!?!?

The problem with Greece is that the people have turned into a bunch of whiners, not doers. If PASOK loses and the new gov't tries to privatise, you'll have anti-government and anti American rallies until the goats come home. The people have become dependent on the government.

Greece's infrastructure and institutions are crumbling around them while their socialist leaders live in posh villas but the Greeks rally outside of the US embassy at the drop of a hat. I was in Greece a week or so after 9/11 and there were nightly protests in Athens against the US, and this was before we even retaliated. They are an ignorant people who have fooled themselves into thinking that they are informed. (again, like most of europe)