Posted by JH
on 8/10/2009, 15:47:00, in reply to "Re: The Oranges need a court jester again.."
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I do agree with you on that prediction,as well as on the facts you summed up concerning Lubbers and Kok and the populist crap we face today.
I want that sort of real man back as PM.
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: And Premier Lubbers as well Premier Kok did
: not face populists who see all the media
: focused on them when they bark loud in the
: Chamber.
:
: In their days the debate on the Budget of
: the Department of General Affairs (which
: includes the House of the Queen) was a
: 'hammer piece' and saw an empty Chamber with
: a handful 'specialists' discussing the
: matter in a forgotten hour of the day.
:
: To the defence of the Premier (and yes, also
: my patience with him is flowing away) I
: already stated that the Oranges seem not
: very aware or can replace themselves in
: possible constitutional situations.
:
: Now the ghost has escaped the bottle, to use
: a Dutch saying. I predict that from now on
: year after year we will have irritating
: debates about the Royal House, culminating
: in a debate about the costs for the
: Investiture of the new King.
: