Kissing up to Mr. Fix It

Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg seems to have a man crush on Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek. That's when a heterosexual man takes a strong platonic liking to another man. Not just once, but twice, Schwarzenberg has praised Kalousek to high heaven in the national media. Most recently, he told LN that Kalousek is the biggest Mr. Fix It in the government and has things to teach even an old-timer like him. But whatever good Kalousek is doing behind the scenes, the public doesn't see it. His approval rating, according to STEM, is in the dumps (32%). His latest double-talk about the list of Czech account-holders at LGT Bank of Liechtenstein raises the usual suspicions about just how honorable his true intentions are. But then again, doubt of this kind is exactly the reason to make anyone with assets tucked away in foreign banks and trusts - like Schwarzenberg - want to butter up Mr. Fix It. [Czech Republic Lidové noviny KDU-ČSL]