News: Angie Merkel is as good as done

Hah...I remember back in Nov '05 when Angie assumed her post. I said then she would never last! I'm psychotic psychic like that.

 

"If you run from a pack of akk dogs, they will chase you until you're dinner."
―Jedi Padawan Drake Lo'gaan[

"The one I struck has barely slowed down! Lightsabers have little effect on those thick hides!"
―Depa Billaba[src]

 

The nerd factor, always an issue on BigSoccer, just went through the roof.

 

Rock and roll and cola wars?
I can't take it anymore!

 

To threadjack for a moment I watched the end of Deutschland 86 last night. No Angela the chemist showed up. The series was great (though the Libyan portion was weird). I loved how the Cuban American embassy official who may be in the CIA was living next door to the Stasi agent.

 

So.. Does that mean Merkel is not as good as done since you said AKK is considered a mini-Merkel?

 

Merkel (Maxi, not mini) is still Chancellor, though I doubt she lasts until the end of her mandate. She will want to make tough decisions now, and step down at some point (maybe about a year before the next election) in order to allow AKK to fight the election as Chancellor.

Given the uncertainty in Germany, Europe and the world, you cannot blame the CDU for making a safe, moderate choice. After all, this is a party whose slogan in the 1957 election was "Keine Experimente!"

Keine Experimente


It will be interesting to see who stakes the claim as "leader of the free world". Trump does not want it (and no one wants to give it to him) and Merkel will be giving it up. Macron is damaged by the riots, but he clearly wants that title (and the bien pensant class sees him as Merkel's natural successor).

 

It started this thread in November of 2017, but sure... whatever.

 

Hey...a wins a win!