tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post112767252553261436..comments2024-03-20T10:19:56.838+01:00Comments on the beatroot: History repeats…beatroothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1127725682533781752005-09-26T11:08:00.000+02:002005-09-26T11:08:00.000+02:00It may be a repeat of history, but damned if the v...It may be a repeat of history, but damned if the voters don't get it right everytime. In broad terms, I find it hard to disagree with all the major national election results. A country can do a lot worse than a kneejerk vote-the-bastards-out policy (especially when the winners turn out to be, in fact, bastards).<BR/><BR/>I'm not so sure it bodes badly for the lispy one. I have an idea that people won't vote for a president from the same party as the prime minister. And at some level Polish voters go for manners and style, Tusk is pretty low in that area but well ahead of Kaczyński<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the choice isn't great, the office of president is very ill-defined and I think Tusk is too wishy washy to do much (not that that's a bad thing).<BR/>But if Lech "Let me practice my evil troll expression" Kaczyński is elected though, expect a redoux of the Wałęsa years - pointless, incessant confrontations (with the added bonus of wanting to settle scores that most people don't care about).michael farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232229721381140090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1127674883738836062005-09-25T21:01:00.000+02:002005-09-25T21:01:00.000+02:00This bodes badly for Tusk.This bodes badly for Tusk.Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089212637542832062noreply@blogger.com