Gerd, are you listening?

[iam_angelam]

My predecessor has been uncharacteristically silent during the current Russia-Ukraine dispute.  Having second thoughts about listening to Vladimir's siren song, I wonder?  Well, finally the international press has noticed.  I've had the following article transcribed from the Commentary page of today's Financial Times in the hopes that Gerd will

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[vlad_impaler]

Lapdog?! *is indignant* Angela, there's no need to be insulting just because you can't see the complexity of the problem. You have your gas pressure back, you're not freezing, though you don't give a damn if I should be forced to freeze out my own population because of your 'free market' demands, just go back to your purported wackiness and leave those of us with a little more worldly political experience be. We'll let you cut your teeth on less pressing matters.

(weird how defensive he gets when one brings up Gerd, isn't is? *is all enigmatic*)

[aswanargent]

The Chancellor wonders if you really know anything about her political career. She also wonders if you know why she's been referred to as the "Black Widow".

Oh, and if I'm not mistaken, didn't a mutual friend recently make a rather slighting reference to Herr Schröder's weight? As I recall the story, you let it pass. Perhaps that's why the "lapdog" reference pains you.

(just as long as he doesn't start idolising him like Dominique does Jacques)

[vlad_impaler]

*goes sheepishly to check on Angie's non-physics background*

You perhaps have heard the story from an unreliable source. There is nothing fair about either comment.

No, no idolizing... he's just a friend, but one can defend one's friends, right?