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Tuesday, May 29. 2007

Vaclav Klaus vs. the EU

Czech President and tennis fanatic Klaus is the only world leader who has been bestowed the honor of being named an Honorary Member of Maggie's Farm.

Our wisdom in that selection is further reinforced by his May 18th speech discussing his reservations about the EU. One quote:

I am... in favour of redefining the whole concept of the European Union.

I suggest going back to the intergovernmental model of European integration. I suggest going back to the original concept of attempting to remove existing barriers among countries. I suggest going back to the consistent liberalisation and opening-up of markets (not only economic ones). I suggest minimising political intervention in human activities. Where this intervention is inevitable, it should be done close to the citizens (which means at the level of municipalities, regions and states), not in Brussels.

To summarize, I want freedom in Europe, not democratic deficit, I want democracy in Europe, not postdemocracy.

More of his speech at EU Referendum/

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics at 10:57 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Maybe in 2009, between Klaus in the Czech Republic, Poland, and U.S. President Fred Thompson, we might be able to shift the axis of the world back slightly towards true democracy rather than the tyranny of Sorosization and the Party of the jackasses.
#1 John Hetman on 2007-05-29 11:46 (Reply)
that sounds rather a lot like Rumsfeld's comments
about "Old Europe".

Sarkozy and Havel.

Europe might be OK after all.

it's a ways outta the woods though.
#2 gumshoe on 2007-05-29 11:58 (Reply)
correction:

"Sarkozy and Klaus."

great lines:

"I am... in favour of redefining the whole concept of the European Union.

To summarize, I want freedom in Europe, not democratic deficit, I want democracy in Europe, not postdemocracy."
#3 Anonymous on 2007-05-29 12:04 (Reply)
"Postdemocracy" means fascism with make-up.
#4 BD on 2007-05-29 12:08 (Reply)
All this will die in the crib if we elect the CPUSA's Hillary Clinton as US President.
#5 buddy larsen on 2007-05-29 13:45 (Reply)
"All this will die in the crib if we elect the CPUSA's Hillary Clinton as US President."

Possibly. Another possibilty is that if she is elected, it will ultimately spark the second Civil War.
#6 John Hetman on 2007-05-29 13:56 (Reply)
Did you hear her latest speech? God help us. Raw class-warfare.
#7 buddy larsen on 2007-05-29 14:28 (Reply)
You got that right Buddy re her last speech. Straight out of the socialist playbook...life isn't fair...whine, whine.
#8 Luther McLeod on 2007-05-29 14:54 (Reply)
"Thou shalt Covet" is her message.
#9 buddy larsen on 2007-05-29 21:20 (Reply)

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