I looked at the conservative reaction in FAZ. This op-ed is interesting. They emphasize just how unprecedented this firing of Röttgen was, and argue that far from being damaged, Merkel can do what she wants – clearly channeling CDU member dissatisfaction with lack of influence on Merkel. But the weird part is that the piece ends with a reference to Schleswig-Holstein FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki's endorsement for Peer Steinbrück as chancellor – it sounds like a FAZ endorsement ("let Steinbrück be chancellor so what we can save the CDU from Merkel").

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