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that Blair and Van Rompuy are both out of the game in the long run. Because with this sort of stuff in the press someone will lose face if it does become Blair or Van Rompuy, and one can't possibly have that.

Should we start an ET betting pool?

by Nomad on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 06:28:04 AM EST
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How about an open thread with a poll? Get a list of candidates from here (or elsewhere).

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 06:31:51 AM EST
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If Mary Robinson or Juncker get in, that would be fun.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 06:40:03 AM EST
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On Mary Robinson, see this in a parallel thread.
A cross-party group of MEPs have called for former Irish president Mary Robinson for the role of EU president.


En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 06:43:57 AM EST
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Yesterday was the quid pro quo for France voting for an Irish candidate, I'd wager.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 07:44:34 AM EST
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