Argentina due to get fifth president in two weeks

Financial Times (U.K.) ^ | 01/01/2002 | FT.com staff and Thomas Catán and Mark Mulligan

[piasa]

Maybe Hillary has a shot at the "Evita" Presidency after all.

[weikel]

I wonder if they'll let me be president since no one else seems to want it I speak really bad Spanish.

[glockmeister40]

Mr Exposito had said the government could print up to $15bn of the new currency without triggering inflation.

So, they can print 15 billion dollars worth of money, and it won't cause inflation? Where's the backing behind the currency? Oops, maybe I'm too old-fashioned. Wasn't there a similar situation in Germany after WWI when the people were using baskets of million-mark notes to fuel their cookstoves? Hitler followed.

[rockfish59]

we will fight to the last drop of blood of the last guy who was the last president!

juan?
jorge?
jose?
emilio?
tuco?

[steveisright]

The idea is to replace an old currency, not to print more bills. He is (or should be) setting a limit. But, Argentina lived off of inflation for many years, of course it also got them where they are today. Actually, de la Sota is the only true capable politician in Argentina in this age, and the stupid peronists know it and hate him for that.... Pisses me off.

[weikel]

Argentina needs a Pinochet rather than putting up with Commie opposition Pinochet just had their leaders killed and saved Chile.

[Polybius]

Wasn't there a similar situation in Germany after WWI when the people were using baskets of million-mark notes to fuel their cookstoves?

Yes there was. I own billions of pre-World War II German marks. I bought them over the years at antique stores and coins shops for a total of.....oh, somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.35............. give or take a dollar.

[Ed_NYC]

¿Que? ¡Eso esta malo!

Semper Fi

[.45MAN]

This would be a Great job for Hitlery.......

[New Horizon]

Don't cry for me Argentina.......

[ken5050]

Argentina has just announced that Theresa La Porte has been appointed Commissioner of Elections

[MeekOneGOP]

Argentina due to get fifth president in two weeks Seems they are competing with Italy, who also changes governments as often as their underwear!!

Outta my way, Bub!
It's MY Turn!

[Temple Owl]

Hey, Hillary has a job. Let's send the First Pervert down there. He'll fit right in.

[Jay W]

Argentina can change Presidents every couple of days. But look how hard it was to get Clinton out of office. Our Senate could not impeach him; couldn't even get the "Scottish" senator Arlen "metal-plate-in-the-head" Specter to vote yes to convict on the impeachment.

[keithtoo]

Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!_{Bill Clintoon}