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Brussels chief: EU is a small "elitist" group, fails to connect with voters |
2005-10-13 |
I do live Euro cannabism 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. Margot Wallstrom, the European Commission's vice-president for communication, said: "This has been a project for a small elite, a political elite. That has worked - until now." The Swede "Has it ever been alive, European democracy? That is a very good question," she said. |
Posted by:Captain America |
#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 |
#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 |
#4 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 2005-10-13 22:24 |
#3 I thought Bush's Fault was somewhere in California? |
Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-10-13 22:15 |
#2 It's quite obviously Bush's fault. |
Posted by: doc 2005-10-13 22:10 |
#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 2005-10-13 21:42 |