European President

[MoP]

Beware, it's a Belgie

[Atla]

Hey man, the Belgians gave us the FAL(Fusil Automatique Léger). For that we are eternally indebted!

The Right Arm of the Free World!

[Teanos]

They also gave us waffles. So thats a +1.

However waffles gave us waffle houses, so thats a -1.

The real question is, will this President bow to the Japanese too?

[Atla]

Is it bad that I had NO clue the Europeans were electing a President?

I think the Swiss got it right for staying solo.

(I tried to think of that big word, autonomimous but I don't know how to spell the damn thing.)

[Gerien]

No, you don't. Ironic given your libertarian leanings.

[Gili]

I didn't vote him in? *sigh*

*edit* On a positive note at least Tony Blair didn't get it

[MoP]

Sillies, we don't elect our president. Seeing what democracy does to the US, we decided to quit it and just appoint someone

[Gili]

I know. That was my point.

Mind you...seeing what damage democratically people can do, who get voted in, not sure why i was complaining

Personally i don't see the advantages of adding more layers of bureaucracy to an already over-managed system. Think its time to move away from "democracy" in its current format. Not sure what would be good mind you, barring the impossible ( benevolent despot! )

[Nagash]

Even if he's probably better than Blair or Balkenende, I'm not particularly fond of Van Rompuy. Woulda preferred a Scandinavian (if we'd want things to go properly) or an Italian (if we'd want to have a laugh).

Anyways, as long as it's not an Eastern European, Frenchie or someone from the Balkans, I'm cool with it.

[MoP]

I don't think his function will be THAT important. If it's even going to be more than just ceremonial...

[losmar]

I was hoping this was a campaign thread, but apparently its not.

I'm learning about this "European Union" and such these days, its like what we have, but you threw a wrench or few into it. Though I'd probably understand it more if it wasn't so oriented towards lecture w/o much discussion.

[Atla]

While we're sort of on the subject.

Can someone explain to me why we always invade countries than set them up with a Parliment system instead of our own? And why we don't give them a copy of our Bill of Rights?

Hmmm?

[Isoli]

Now that there is a European President, this shall be much easier.

Mr. European President - presently, I have a large 'laser' over Earth, which shall proceed to burn a hole in the 'ozone layer' of the earths atmosphere.. that is, unless you pay me..

ONE MILLION DOLLARS

-DUM DUM DUUUUMMMMMM-

[Nagash]

While we're sort of on the subject.

Can someone explain to me why we always invade countries than set them up with a Parliment system instead of our own? And why we don't give them a copy of our Bill of Rights?

Hmmm?

Because secretly you realise that your system sucks?

[Atla]

Shame that someone didn't put Obama into the nominations. Maybe we could have offloaded him onto you guys instead.

You people love his sort of policies more than we do.

[Nagash]

But in our electoral system those who are all talk don't get elected.

[MoP]

Nope, we only elect those who go out to markets and shake hands!

[Nagash]

Not necessarily markets. Also shopping malls, random busy streets, squares, etc.


And for some reason we like our politicians to be boring, gutless and (worst of all) Christian.


*scratches head*


Except for the Italians and the Swiss. They are slightly better than us.

[Gili]

I thought politicians who only talked, we're all of them?

[MoP]

No we're not.