Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Fiery Czech Is Poised to Be the Face of Europe


"Decades later, Mr. Klaus, the 67-year-old president of the Czech Republic — an iconoclast with a perfectly clipped mustache — continues to provoke strong reactions. He has blamed what he calls the misguided fight against global warming for contributing to the international financial crisis, branded Al Gore an “apostle of arrogance” for his role in that fight, and accused the European Union of acting like a Communist state..."

1 comment:

Gregor Kollmorgen said...

Yes, in many ways Vaclac Klaus is a breath of fresh air here in "old Europe". Unfortunately, he is an inveterate anti-Catholic.