Dude, Where's My Party?

[Seth Ackerman]

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> From: 	Patrick Bond[SMTP:pbond at wn.apc.org]
> Reply To: 	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:35 AM
> To: 	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: 	Re: Dude, Where's My Party?
> 
> > From:          Dennis Robert Redmond <dredmond at efn.org>
> > The Greens are not "in power". They got 7% of the vote and a minority
> > position with the much larger SPD, which means they can push a few
> issues
> > against the neolibs. 
> 
> Is that right? When I was in Frankfurt a month ago, I got the 
> distinct impression that the Greens had moved into neolib land on 
> macroeconomics. 
> 
> 
Oh yes. In the current battle over German pensions, the Greens are extremely
enthusiastic about "reform," actively lobbying their coalition partners the
Social Dems to get on board.

Seth