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2005-10-13 Europe

Brussels chief: EU is a small "elitist" group, fails to connect with voters

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Posted by Captain America 2005-10-13 21:25|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wonder how long she will last in office with comments like that. Hey, she has a blog . It ain't Rantburg by a long shot, but check it out. Sorry, she is not into snarky comments.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-10-13 21:42|| 2005-10-13 21:42|| Front Page Top

#2 It's quite obviously Bush's fault.

Posted by doc 2005-10-13 22:10|| 2005-10-13 22:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought Bush's Fault was somewhere in California?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-10-13 22:15|| 2005-10-13 22:15|| Front Page Top

selling the European Union to voters said yesterday it had - to date - been the creation of a "small elite" and failed to connect with the public.

Margot - Master of the Obvious!

"That has worked - until now."

And delusional.

"Has it ever been alive, European democracy?"

No. Whatever made you think it was?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-10-13 22:24|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-10-13 22:24|| Front Page Top

#5 >> The Brussels official charged with selling the European Union to voters said yesterday it had - to date - been the creation of a "small elite" and failed to connect with the public.

Well, from Estonia: No svit, Sherlock.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2005-10-13 23:17|| 2005-10-13 23:17|| Front Page Top

#6 The EU has made the same mistake the fledging USA made after its Revolution from England, arguing for feel-good CONFEDERATISM when what it wanted was FEDERALISM. No sane Euro founding father/-erette is going to put the fate of his-her entire nation and society in the hands of a small weak committee or extra-national layer of weak bureaucracy where its dubious iff the Euros could even afford said layer right now.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-10-13 23:37|| 2005-10-13 23:37|| Front Page Top

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