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To: Bris who wrote (331667)	11/1/2009 8:33:34 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 794009

Certain victory for President Whatshisname Euroseptic Mary Ellen Synon in Brussels Tony Blair, or 'Mr Flash' as he is now known in Brussels, is not going to get the new EU presidency. The man shaping up to get the post is...well, what he looks like is becoming clear, but just who he is remains uncertain. The back room dealing seems to have decided that he must be: first, from an EU country that is a member of all the deals -- the Schengen agreement, the single currency, the defence commitments, the lot. Second, from a country that is not too big, yet not too small. Third, is someone who in the past has successfully done a six-month stint in the rotating presidency of the European Council, but is still young enough not to look like a reheated left-over. Fourth, is from the centre-right grouping in Europe. The point of that is to allow the new EU foreign minister to be drawn from among the euro-left. And fifth, is acceptable to Angela Merkel. In fact, you can forget points one to four. The only point that really counts is the fifth point, that the new president is acceptable to the German Chancellor. Such is her power she is already being called 'la grande électrice' -- the great voter. There are only two European figures who seem to match all those points: Jan Peter Balkenende, prime minister of the Netherlands, and Wolfgang Schussel, former chancellor of Austria. In fact, most people reckon that only Balkenende really matches all the points, but Merkel is reckoned to think Schussel would make a good candidate, so he is in the running. Luckily for both the men, 'global name recognition' has never actually been part of the job description, despite what the Blair camp has been pushing all these months. If either Balkenende or Schussel tried to walk into the US State Department, they'd most likely be tackled and cuffed by security as unknown aliens. Some are worried of course because the thing Balkenende is best known for outside the Netherlands is looking like Harry Potter. His appearance might detract from whatever gravitas the euro-elite hope to add to the office. I don't think they should worry about that. Since the new president's new foreign minister would be drawn from the left, that means David Miliband is well-placed to make it as the foreign minister. He looks like Donny Osmond. And what he looks like with that banana in his hand is anybody's guess. President Potter, by contrast, would look just fine. synonblog.dailymail.co.uk

To: Bris who wrote (331667)	11/1/2009 10:19:26 AM
From: alanrs	Respond to of 794009

"That’s one murder I regret not committing" Not to mention the guy flatters himself. As if. ARS

To: Bris who wrote (331667)	11/1/2009 11:26:01 AM
From: Brumar89	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794009

A Rush or a Beck wouldn't say what Gore Vidal did ... but they did it would be publicized nationwide as evidence of how barbaric conservatives are. Liberals can voice fascistic hate speech calling for violence and the leftwing media doesn't care.