Expert at what?
2009-03-31
Václav Klaus's chief crisis agent, Vlastimil Tlustý, told ČT 24 that
he thinks we can exclude the possibility that the current or
similar Topolánek government will rule the country until the end
of the EU presidency. Everything, Tlustý said, is quickly heading
toward a temporary, technocratic, anti-crisis, expert
government. "Expert at what," is the question many people are
asking? Expert at cutting government waste, watching the
spending, eliminating the corruption, and restoring the country's
damaged reputation? "Hip, hip, hooray!" would be the response
of most voters. Or will the Klaus solution mean the
repartitioning of government deals among a tight group of
loyalists, a complete disregard for how the country is perceived
abroad, a further breakdown in the rule of law, and a palpable
shift toward the murky East. "Time to emigrate," many voters
would say. "Experts" taking part in such a government might
find that the damage to their reputation far outweighs any
professional or personal benefits.
[Czech Republic Russia emigration economic]
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