The finance chiefs of Germany and Britain on Saturday added to a chorus of calls for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to become the new leader of the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde has emerged as a front-runner to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn, also of France, who resigned this week.This Christine is a woman.
Thanks for making that clear...
"Europe would have the best chance to secure the post again with Christine Lagarde, if she decides to run," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the German weekly Bild am Sonntag. He was quoted as saying that Lagarde was "outstandingly qualified" and "extremely respected and appreciated in the entire financial world."
Besides, being of the female persuasion, it's unlikely she has the proclivities of a rutting chimpanzee.
Lagarde's chances for the job got a boost Friday when Kemal Dervis, a former finance minister for Turkey who had been considered the leading non-European candidate, said he did not want to be considered for the position
Otherwise the Libyans or Iranians will want the slot.
The guy who was going to be the Syrian representative to the UN Human Rights Commission is available...
Merkel on Saturday stopped short of formally endorsing Lagarde but said she was a "distinguished" and "very experienced" personality. Lagarde, 55, has a clean-cut image and has been praised for her acumen in helping steer Europe through the global financial crisis and its more recent debt woes. She speaks impeccable English and spent much of her career in the United States as a lawyer.
Oh, well; nobody's perfect.