The perambulating PM
2008-01-21
Prague is a village, and if you're a frequent visitor to one of its
main promenades, you have a good chance of running into the
occasional celebrity. They usually have big men packing guns
watching over them. If you happen to be walking down D**** St.
at the right hour, you might see two dark sedans come
screeching around the corner, block the path of any would-be
assassins, and deposit PM Mirek Topolánek on his doorstep. But
if you take your stroll on Fri. or Sun. afternoon, you might also
see the same PM pushing a baby carriage through the same
streets, with no bodyguards in sight. It's great news if Prague is
now so safe that the PM can perambulate and window-shop
alone with his baby just meters from where a hand grenade went
off three years ago. Surely it must mean his gun-toting gorillas
can be assigned more-dangerous work, such as helping little old
ladies cross the street.
[Czech Republic prime minister]
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