On Friday afternoon it was announced that current Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen is to take over at the Labor Ministry. She will be replaced by the relatively unknown Kristina Köhler at the Family Ministry.
I am amused to note that the Zeit is headlining its story on the appointment of Köhler (who is just 32) "Young, blond and no clue about families". The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
I view the tax cut mess similarly: that's not a promise that she can't back out from, and the growling regional barons might just be her excuse towards the FDP. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Der Streit über die ab Januar geplanten Steuerentlastungen belastet die Union schwer. Mehrere Unions-Länder wollen die von Angela Merkel geplante Reform im Bundesrat blockieren. Das wäre eine schwere Niederlage für die Kanzlerin. Bei einen Vermittlungsgespräch am Donnerstagabend wurde es laut.
The Schleswig-Holstein PM threatened with his resignation over the tax cuts. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Who knew? The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
