Favourite European Leader?

[Julien]

Why is Kwasniewski's name all screwy?  Trouble with the spelling, eh Julien

Anyway, I voted for him.

The board won't read the Polish letters.

[Bono]

Barroso-- European Commission.

[Storebought]

I voted for Putin because I'm a Kissengerian at heart

[ThePrezMex]

Barroso-- European Commission.

He got a really bumpy start as President. He has even been called inept by his handling of the appointment of the commissioners, etc.
What's your opinion of him? given that he represents the rightist 'social democratic' party in Portugal?

[Bono]

Barroso-- European Commission.

He got a really bumpy start as President. He has even been called inept by his handling of the appointment of the commissioners, etc.
What's your opinion of him? given that he represents the rightist 'social democratic' party in Portugal?

He was one of the best PMs we've ever had, and he was starting to implement that which all continental europe needs, Mrs. Tatcher's reforms. He left an incompetent governing, who was just forced to leave by the President after 4 months of government. OH well, Barroso did chose the b€tt€r job, if you know what I mean..
I hope he does wele up in Brussels, though.

[Erc]

Kwazniewski, if only because Kerry forgot him

[minionofmidas]

Of those, Zapatero I guess.
Guy Verhofstadt should definitely be on the list!
Oh, and not to forget Simeon Sakskoburggotski of Bulgaria.

[Math]

Largely Zapatero !

Why?!

Because I'm a dangerous socialist !
And I don't approve Blair policy...

[Gustaf]

Blair.

The others, except for Balkende, Ahern and the Pole whom I don't know anything about, really suck.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Balkenende or Schussel.



I miss the age of great European leaders like Kohl, Thatcher, Havel and Walesa.

Good list.  Great leaders.

[Kodratos]

Chirac- I smell a rat
Schröder- Dead Man Walking
Zapatero- When good countries go bad.
Balkenende- Harry Potter
Berlusconi- Il Duce
Schüssel- The Man Without a Face
Kwasniewski- He forgot about Poland!
Putin- Dobby the Despot

[Gustaf]

Balkenende or Schussel.



I miss the age of great European leaders like Kohl, Thatcher, Havel and Walesa.

Good list.  Great leaders.

Who doesn't? Though I'm not convinced whether Kohl is actually a great leader.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Certainly Kohn was NOT charismatic nor particularly articulate in public, but he did perform very well at integrating the two Germanies (a hurculean task) with a great deal of dexterity and effectiveness.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Certainly Kohn was NOT charismatic nor particularly articulate in public, but he did perform very well at integrating the two Germanies (a hurculean task) with a great deal of dexterity and effectiveness.

He also showed a great deal of dexerity and effectiveness when it came to lining his own pockets

[Bono]

Certainly Kohn was NOT charismatic nor particularly articulate in public, but he did perform very well at integrating the two Germanies (a hurculean task) with a great deal of dexterity and effectiveness.

He also showed a great deal of dexerity and effectiveness when it came to lining his own pockets

But we all know, unnion bosses and leftist politicians never do such things.

[Umengus]

none

[Platypus]

Schröder- Dead Man Walking

Just cos Germans don't like doesnt mean I can't-he is doing what he needs to do for Germany's sake.

[Ben.]

Schröder- Dead Man Walking

Just cos Germans don't like doesnt mean I can't-he is doing what he needs to do for Germany's sake.

Recent news form Germany suggests his position has improved dramatically!

[Hitchabrut]

Berlusconi

[minionofmidas]

Schröder- Dead Man Walking

Just cos Germans don't like doesnt mean I can't-he is doing what he needs to do for Germany's sake.

Recent news form Germany suggests his position has improved dramatically!

Kodratos is living in America...news take six months to cross the ocean. Yeah, polls are back to normal, and have been for two months or so. A slight opposition lead at the dead middle of the term, which translates into German political "laws" as: The government can start to plan securely for the next six years.

[minionofmidas]

Certainly Kohn was NOT charismatic nor particularly articulate in public, but he did perform very well at integrating the two Germanies (a hurculean task) with a great deal of dexterity and effectiveness.

He also showed a great deal of dexerity and effectiveness when it came to lining his own pockets

Yer both wrong...
Kohl was an utter failure at integrating the two Germanies (indeed a herculean task - I'm not sure if it can ever be fully done), mostly because he never recognized the need for it.
He did line his pockets, but he never spent it on himself. He lavished it all on his own power base within the CDU.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He did line his pockets, but he never spent it on himself. He lavished it all on his own power base within the CDU.

Buying favours and stuff?

[minionofmidas]

He did line his pockets, but he never spent it on himself. He lavished it all on his own power base within the CDU.

Buying favours and stuff?

It went more like, some illicit money to campaign to this state party here, this constituency party there...but of course he was expecting, and got, fealty as a reward.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He did line his pockets, but he never spent it on himself. He lavished it all on his own power base within the CDU.

Buying favours and stuff?

It went more like, some illicit money to campaign to this state party here, this constituency party there...but of course he was expecting, and got, fealty as a reward.

Who did he think he was? "Holy Roman" Emperor?

[minionofmidas]

He did line his pockets, but he never spent it on himself. He lavished it all on his own power base within the CDU.

Buying favours and stuff?

It went more like, some illicit money to campaign to this state party here, this constituency party there...but of course he was expecting, and got, fealty as a reward.

Who did he think he was? "Holy Roman" Emperor?

Defending Germany against the Communists, and defending the CDU against its own stupidity (they would have spent the money where it wasn't needed if they'd known it existed! Horror of horrors!) by circumventing the official channels.