Comments on: Electing the President IV http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/509/electing-the-president-iv/ Serpentine Percipience Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:29:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aleks http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/509/electing-the-president-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Aleks Sun, 27 May 2007 06:16:11 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=509#comment-1028 <p>No, it’s not the best we can do. It was the best our ruling coalition can do (though I suspect they have some tricks up their sleeves). We can’t throw out the bums out en masse ‘cause that would be a revolution and we’re tired of those. Instead, we’ll just admonish the parliament to vote in the will of the people. </p> <p>But to be fair, Zatlers is an excellent medical doctor. I just don’t think he’d make a good president.</p> No, it’s not the best we can do. It was the best our ruling coalition can do (though I suspect they have some tricks up their sleeves). We can’t throw out the bums out en masse ‘cause that would be a revolution and we’re tired of those. Instead, we’ll just admonish the parliament to vote in the will of the people.

But to be fair, Zatlers is an excellent medical doctor. I just don’t think he’d make a good president.

]]> By: Scott http://allaboutlatvia.com/article/509/electing-the-president-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Scott Sun, 27 May 2007 06:00:25 +0000 http://allaboutlatvia.com/?p=509#comment-1027 <p>Wow, what a step down. Vaira Vike has been one of the most admirable presidents on the European scene the last few years. And the picture you have makes me think the next person looks like someone I would be serving me drinks at the bar.<br /> Very sad. That’s the <span class="caps">BEST</span> you can do? Why aren’t you throwing these bums out en masse?</p> Wow, what a step down. Vaira Vike has been one of the most admirable presidents on the European scene the last few years. And the picture you have makes me think the next person looks like someone I would be serving me drinks at the bar.
Very sad. That’s the BEST you can do? Why aren’t you throwing these bums out en masse?

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