February 07, 2004
NO PEACE FOR GERHARD
Gerhard Schroeder is to step down as chairman of Germany's Social Democrats, reports David Kaspar:
Schroeder was elected Chairman of the SPD just last November. He can still be Chancellor, but of course this is a major political desaster for him, the coalition Government and the SPD. Traditionally in Germany a Chancellor should be Chairman of his party. His political position is weakened if he's not.
But the experts told us it would be the pro-war leaders who’d be in trouble ...
Posted by Tim Blair at February 7, 2004 02:29 AMThis is very interesting. As a young lawyer, Schroeder represented leftists like Horst Mahler of Baader-Meinhof, part of the baby boom generation that came to be known as the 68ers. Is this the end of an era? What will come next?
Posted by: Patricia at February 7, 2004 at 02:48 AMDance with Chirac and forever after be a wall-flower. It's what he gets for trying to play with the cool kids.
Posted by: oldsalt at February 7, 2004 at 05:24 AMI like the box the munchkin is standing on. I wonder if Herr Schroeder will be asked to step down as leader of the Lollypop Guild as well.
Posted by: Randal Robinson at February 7, 2004 at 05:58 AMTim, Tim, Tim. Schroeder is in trouble for trying to implement welfare reforms. The pro-war leaders ARE in trouble for their pro-war stance. Haven't you noticed?
Posted by: fatfingers at February 7, 2004 at 09:14 AM>This is very interesting. As a young lawyer, Schroeder represented leftists like Horst Mahler of Baader-Meinhof, part of the baby boom generation that came to be known as the 68ers. Is this the end of an era? What will come next?
Actually, didn't the Foriegn Minister (a Green) once have as a roomate someone in jail for killing a cop?
Posted by: bsc at February 7, 2004 at 09:15 AMTim, Tim, Tim. Schroeder is in trouble for trying to implement welfare reforms. The pro-war leaders ARE in trouble for their pro-war stance. Haven't you noticed?
No. John Howard isn't in much trouble. You could argue Bush's weakness is the economy/jobs/deficit and Tony Blair is also in trouble for trying to implement reforms.
But believe what you want to believe.
Posted by: Quentin George at February 7, 2004 at 09:44 AMIndeed, fatfingers, like that there still might be some doubt regarding Al Qaeda's involvement in 9-11.
Posted by: Sortelli at February 7, 2004 at 03:38 PMFatfingers, fatfingers, haven't you noticed yet that every major election in the last ten years or so has been "A surprising and unexpected shift to the right?"
Seriously, isn't there a part of you that thinks, "Wow, the Terminator won easily, I'm wrong again, maybe there's a trend I'm insulated from?"