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By leaders they seem to mean the Brits and the corporate capitalist crowd. I'm betting that Chirac isn't exactly upset. Think any of the left leaning leaders are upset that Merkel didn't get a clear victory?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 07:24:32 AM EST
Exactly. But who do we quote? Sarkozy. As if he were already French president.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 07:48:44 AM EST
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I hereby declare that if an internal squabble in the Left prevents a widely supported leftist candidate that can defeat Sarkozy, on this I'm with the centrists in blaming the radicals for being foolish. Potential influence in the government if the left wins parliamentary elections too should be enough of a gamble to swallow a President you don't like, and if you could vote for Chirac with a nosepeg it should be easy.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 08:45:19 AM EST
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Yep. Lets keep our eyes open to see if we find any media that says something to the effect of "the free market, flat taxing, anti-social fairness class have failed!"

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia
by whataboutbob on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 07:49:21 AM EST
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Better yet, since we are media too...let's try this out:

"Merkel and her neo-conservatives have failed miserably. The German people have spoken, and through their vote, have charted a Left course for the nation, one that balances creating jobs and improving business, with a healthy environment, and with continuing to protect the social needs of all the classes of the German people, not just the rich".

Did I get that right?

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 08:00:01 AM EST
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Bob for Chancellor!
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 08:22:45 AM EST
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have charted a Left course for the nation, one that balances creating jobs and improving business, with a healthy environment, and with continuing to protect the social needs of all the classes of the German people, not just the rich".

Heh, it's almost as if you are paraphrasing Schröder! When on election night he boldly declared that he remains chancellor, he said:

Es geht jetzt darum, dafür zu sorgen, dass es in Deutschland Reformprozesse gibt, ohne sozialen Zusammenhalt zu gefährden. Dass wirtschaftliche Kraft mit ökologischer Sensibilität verbunden wird. Das Deutschland in der Welt als Macht für Frieden und Ausgleich wahrgenommen wird.

Means: "The issue now is to ensure that there are reform processes here in Germany, without endangering the social cohesion. That economic power is paired with ecological sensibility. That Germany be seen in the world as a power for peace and balance."

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

by DoDo on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 at 08:58:16 AM EST
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