Obviously mainstream conservatives in Germany are very different than those in the US, but still I tend to forget which party Merkel is from. Both the fact that she is a woman and that she grew up in the East make me want to love her a little. And the fact that she won’t take a shoulder massage from Bush makes me like her even more. This is confusing for me, because I can’t remember the last time a conservative in the US left a positive impression on me in any way, shape, or form.
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Plus she has a PhD in physics, if I’m not mistaken. So, that’s Doktor Chancellor Merkel, to you.
I wonder if Bush would yell at her “Yo Merkel!” and what her reaction would be.
Surely he has a nickname for her? Merkie Merk? The Merkster?
I feel the same way about Merkel, except that her status as a physicist would factor #1 on the reasons I want to love her.
I’d never actually seen footage of the massage incident. Tacky! The look on Merkel’s face says itall, really.
Our boy George is a real war president. Thats “war” with an “a” and without the “h” or the “e”.
I LOVE that clip. That is completely hilarious. I hadn’t even heard about that happening. And he didn’t even seem surprised that she pushed him away, as if this kind of thing happens all the time.
Hey- I’d love to get together soon. My oldest is real sick this week though- so maybe next week, assuming she’ll be back in kindergarten. Any day, but Monday would be good. What works for you?