It looks increasingly like Germany will have a new head of state after elections this fall: a female leader of the nation?s conservative coalition of the Christian Democrats and its sister party in Bavaria. Angela Merkel is a physician from the former East Germany who wants to cut taxes, deregulate the labor market, and oppose European centralism. A hawk, she also supported the Iraq war.
Sound a little like a certain former British prime minister? Yep:
Mrs. Merkel, who has frequently been compared to Margaret Thatcher, lacks the charisma of the former British prime minister, but her reform agenda is more radical than the measures undertaken by Mr. Schroeder over the past two years.
“Labor needs growth and growth needs freedom,” Mrs. Merkel said. “If we understand freedom and competition are the levers of people’s chances in life, we’ll end up creating more solidarity and justice.”
I am just wondering if there are any emigres from formerly communist countries here in North Carolina who have the political urge.
