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One was a right wing politician, I think - I just cannot find his name right now, but I think he used to be a known figure in parliament. We talked briefly, and he basically agreed that the current situation was unsutainable, that such despairing speechifying could not lead to anything good, and that the comparison to other parts of the world fed by a massive debt bubble was not useful.

My other neighbor was kind enough to thank me for my question, and to suggest that I speak up more often, as the French are desperate for someone who speaks no bullshit and seems to know what he's talking about...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Wed Mar 15th, 2006 at 04:52:25 PM EST
Jérôme for President!

But for the benefit of France and the EU, get yourself the friendship of a German Russophile politician before getting elected :-)

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Wed Mar 15th, 2006 at 04:56:53 PM EST
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Jerome for Commission President!

Actually, Ministre d'Energie would be a good first step, followed by EU Commissioner for Energy Policy.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 15th, 2006 at 06:42:54 PM EST
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