Posted by Eleonore
on 9/10/2009, 7:59:31, in reply to "Re: The Oranges need a court jester again.."
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Or so little understanding of the political environment in which he has to function.
And I am not just talking about all the populist parties (who get their anit-royalty amunition from the prince himself) but also about the relationship that needs to exist between a PM an the core members of the Royal House.
The PM is politcal responsible for all the actions of the PoO but that does't mean that the PoO has no personal responsibility towards the PM to at least keep the man (or woman...who knows one day, as long as it isn't Verdonk) informed.
--Previous Message--
: Well, even with a real (wo)man as PM I do
: think that the prince is responsible for
: most of his own mess. We can blame the PM
: for not stopping all the nonsense, but it is
: not very encouraging that the heir to the
: throne seems to care so little and have so
: little feeling with public opinion.
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: --Previous Message--
: 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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: --Previous Message--
: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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