(Then again, it was a jump to the side for social expert Seehofer, too)

In the meantime, I realised that Wulff's call on Merkel to include a "wide range in the Union, also in personnel" was probably a face-saving (and career-saving) measure for Koch, now that the end of his rule seems close. Let's remember there were calls for giving Koch a federal government post just after the Hessen elections.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}