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So Long, EU Carbon Tariffs | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

What do you know about the new enviromnent minister? (The one big unknown for me on the ministerial list)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Oct 24th, 2009 at 10:37:21 AM EST
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Nothing (none / 1)

Seems to be another Merkel loyalist. Not incompetent, but with no tangible experience on environmental matters.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Oct 24th, 2009 at 11:03:22 AM EST
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Re: Nothing (none / 1)

...and, I find, he was to get a job at the BDI [the German Industrialists' Association]... but then chose to remain party politician. That is not a good sign...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Oct 24th, 2009 at 04:00:02 PM EST
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Why? (4.00 / 2)

That he wanted to go to the BDI would be a bad sign. That he didn't want to give up his mandate in the Bundestag shows some lack of care for conflict of interest and an exaggerated faith in his own integrity (or just plain corruption).

However, that he preferred to stay a politician when it became clear that he couldn't do both functions shows that he cares more about his political career than the interests of German industrialists. Which, unless I'm mistaken about the progressive nature of the BDI, is a positive sign.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 05:15:32 AM EST
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Re: Why? (none / 0)

That he wanted to go to the BDI would be a bad sign.

Sorry, that's what I meant -- bad sentence structure.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sun Oct 25th, 2009 at 08:21:53 AM EST
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