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| Barroso plays poker with the European Parliament |
| 2004-10-21 |
| No matter which way it goes, this story is sweet as honey for me. Barroso had started his work with a show of arrogance towards the EP -- when he resigned from the Premiership of Portugal, before the EP even approved him as President of the Commission. Now, even if his Commission does end up barely passing, Barroso will have been taught a small lesson about modesty towards Parliamentary power. I'm hoping his team fails though. It'll be even sweeter then, and a historical moment indeed. |
| Posted by:Aris Katsaris |
| #6 /cancel |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-21 8:18:02 PM |
| #5 LOL! Your bitterness is amusing, lex. But not amusing enough it warranted two posts. When people attack something or someone over their supposed *obscurity*, you know that in reality it's more important than they would *like*. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-10-21 6:14:51 PM |
| #4 No - there's nothing about poker in that article. Just some talk about an obscure lusitano and some kind of commission no one's ever heard of. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-21 5:09:38 PM |
| #3 Works for me: http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=17587 |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-10-21 3:41:50 PM |
| #2 aris, The link is broken. Please fix |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-21 3:35:10 PM |
| #1 I see Louis Michel (ex-FM of Belgium) is Commish for Development. Like developing more anti-American, anti-Bush, anti-Israel invective? This whold EU business with Commissions, parliment, bank,etc. is the biggest waste of waste ever designed. It is nothing more than a "keep Belgians employed" scheme that reeks of corruption, red-tape, employment for professional polticians and hangerons. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2004-10-21 2:01:12 PM |