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Eggs Are Flying

Hi all,

These are interesting days in the Czech Republic. A few weeks ago, the Czech Social Democrats were able to pull off a no-confidence vote in the lower house of the Czech Parliament. The result: an interim government was chosen, and the Czechs, who are in the middle of the EU rotating presidency, became the laughing stock of Europe (at least as politics is concerned).

However, nothing could have prepared us for what was to come. The opposition leader, Jiri Paroubek, an odd little fellow, not unlike a bridge troll, found himself the target of airborne eggs. At first it was a single egg in a city in the north of the country, now egg-throwers show up wherever he is.

I love it!

I could never stand the guy. He was an embarrassment to the country when he was in charge. People from both major parties are laughing at him now, and I think this will cost him the election in the autumn. I wish him all the best in his new career. You know the lemons - lemonade adage. Well, I suppose the same could apply to Jiri, who should be able to make an awful lot of omelets.

Cheers!

--James

Posted at 12:42PM May 28, 2009 by branajam in Personal  |