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To: Oblomov who wrote (592)	9/18/2005 6:46:43 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Respond to of 219718

I dont think FDP will be ready to go into that - even if there's any chances of it happening: they are gloating in the triumph: a) they got 10% of the second votes, making them 3rd strongest party and b) they hold Bundesrat by the blls. Means they can play a perfect opposition to the great coalition and play the violet by the mossy stone while waiting to get dragged into the government role. Great coalition is not that much great as my reaction probably has already indicated: they'll probably spend months before getting down to work (so many candidates for the limited number of hats) while in the Bundesrat FDP will be sitting and biding their time waiting to get started on killing the motions. If this sound like a bed-time story, well it is, everybody wants to save the human race, and Germany as well, but first they all want to look good on the screen. There's as of now not many politians of Brandt, Schmidt, Erhard, Adenauer, Schumacher kind available. Well, a lot of candidates, so we still have a chance. Private story: I can't vote but I would go for red (SPD: first, direct vote) and yellow (FDP: for the percetage in Bundestag). My son-in-law, who by his pedigree has been red since he started to shave, he voted guess what: black and black. Reason: get the fers moving - either they deliver on the promises and his future looks less bleak. Or we'll blast them all out of their chairs in four years. So naturally right now he must feel very much p*d. Bottom line: German electorate hates it both ways, red AND black. So the bozos, of whatever their couleur, they have to start delivering now. Whatever my disappointments, the turnout was 79%. People here know who the boss is.

To: Oblomov who wrote (592)	9/18/2005 9:36:10 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219718

The outcome: siliconinvestor.com 1) Parlamentarism system is a liability now. They throw you out before next election if they becaome unhappy. Hence is not possible to do that: promise something to get voters to put you in power. Once you are there, you do what is necessary. Lula did exactly that. The you are stuck with the executive for 4 years. The only way to remove you is through 'scandals' dug in by the opposition. 2) The generation of 68 -Fischer and Schroeder- is going away. 3) It appears that the figures of the past were larger than life but it is simple when the going was good -late 60's and 70s- everyone appeared to be good. Of course it is very hard to be perceived as good when there is need for tough decisions and change. Everybody looks average. 4) All that is only political processes. It won't make the problems go away. They still need to be solved. 5) Germany will be 'Swedesized', it will, slowly, slide into lower and lower income per capital and in standar of living. And they have only themselves to blame.