One way for Merkel & CDU to look at it is:
They are going to lose the election anyway so why not at least do it by uniting Europe (political union)?
"They do exactly the contrary" wrote a fellow tweeter when I tweeted this syllogism earlier!
I think my syllogism ties in with the folllowing that relate to a) the US & Obama b) the success of the Asian tigers.
a) A Thomas L. Friedman Op/Ed in the New York Times "Obama, Tiger, Golf and Politics" August 23, 2011 where he argues that Obama must stop playing not to lose and start playing to win and
b) An excerpt from the conclusions of a conference at Wharton (one of the best business schools in the world) published on Knowledge@Wharton, Unheeded Lessons: What Did We Fail to Learn from the Financial Crisis?, where it is argued inter alia: "... One reason the East Asian Tigers had done well developmentally is that Euwere lucky to have leaders who put a higher value on their countries as a whole moving up in the global league tables than on their personal power and position. ..."
Can (a) or (b) or both inspire Mrs Merkel and her CDU?
They are going to lose the election anyway so why not at least do it by uniting Europe (political union)?
"They do exactly the contrary" wrote a fellow tweeter when I tweeted this syllogism earlier!
I think my syllogism ties in with the folllowing that relate to a) the US & Obama b) the success of the Asian tigers.
a) A Thomas L. Friedman Op/Ed in the New York Times "Obama, Tiger, Golf and Politics" August 23, 2011 where he argues that Obama must stop playing not to lose and start playing to win and
b) An excerpt from the conclusions of a conference at Wharton (one of the best business schools in the world) published on Knowledge@Wharton, Unheeded Lessons: What Did We Fail to Learn from the Financial Crisis?, where it is argued inter alia: "... One reason the East Asian Tigers had done well developmentally is that Euwere lucky to have leaders who put a higher value on their countries as a whole moving up in the global league tables than on their personal power and position. ..."
Can (a) or (b) or both inspire Mrs Merkel and her CDU?
