Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 06:35:10 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: GM to cut virtually all Saab's ties to Sweden
Shane Almeida wrote: > On Thu, 26 May 2005 19:19:22 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote: > > > > Dave Hinz wrote: > >> So the guy watches the polls, does something popular, and calls > >> for an election? That's an _interesting_ way to do it. > > > > Actually he did something *unpopular* ( supporting the Iraq war ) and > > his majority in Parliament was slashed ! > > > > Seems that one went over your head or wasn't reported in the US. Kinda > > proves my point actually ! > > Hm. Over *our* heads? That's interesting, because it seems you're the > confused one. > > Dave was talking about Germany. Why ? Somewhat irrelevant to anything that was being talked about in this thread. > You know, it's that country on mainland > Europe, kind of south east of the UK and across the North Sea. The > Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, you may have heard of him, opposed the war > in Iraq. Does that ring a bell? Well, he just called an early election. > Maybe you should watch the news. I hear the BBC is good. Do you get them > over there? And I was talking about the recent British election where Blair was seen as an electoral liability for supporting the US. He has been seriously humbled by the event and will not continue as Prime Minister for much longer. Who mentioned any German election and what's that got to do with anything ? Graham