Take the money and run
Before he was rushed off to the hospital with a case of
vertigo last week, Václav Klaus was spending part of
his time defending against allegations that the 1990s
were a wasted opportunity for the CR. His opponents
have tried to depict it as a period of robber barons who
subscribed to the principle "take the money and run."
Vladimír Špidla's election victory has stunned some of
those who profited most from the Klaus and Miloš
Zeman versions of laissez-faire capitalism. Špidla is
busy remaking ČSSD, and now ex-Vice Chair Miroslav
Macek of ODS wants his party to do the same. It's ironic
that Macek, who profited handsomely from his political
connections, is now leading the call for Klaus to find a
successor who can set things straight. It's almost as
though Macek were giving notice that the golden years
of Czech capitalism are nearing their end.
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