Final Word from Thursday, August 17, 2006
The buzz from a fly on the wall is that during the Sarajevo "assassination" of Václav Klaus in 1997, Jana Bobošíková fell on her knees and promised Klaus eternal allegiance. Since then, she's been his No. 1 fan. Surely it's no coincidence that Pavla Topolánková was recruited to run for the Senate on Bobošíková's Politics 21 platform. Remember Michael Corleone's words, "When they come, they come at what you love." Topolánková might not even realize how she's being used. Two questions arise: First, does Klaus intend to rid himself of Mirek Topolánek immediately, during the first attempt to form a cabinet, or will it be a gradual process? And second, does nice-guy Topolánek have the "balls" (his word) to use the same nasty techniques against his enemies that they're using against him? New information about Klaus's private life could make for truly sensational reading.[Czech Republic infidelity Godfather government ODS]