Kalousek and the Prague coalition

25.11.2010 - EB

As of a few minutes ago, about 9,000 people had signed a petition at Zmenpolitiku.cz against the ODS-ČSSD grand coalition in Prague. Some people wishing a "change in politics" might be surprised to see Miroslav Kalousek's smiling face right below the petition, at No. 3 in the webpage's Hall of Fame. Kalousek and a change in politics? Does not compute. True, he was the most vocal critic of the grand coalition after it was announced, labeling it a "godfather coalition of the corrupt cartel," but he did precious little to prevent it from taking shape. He did say the coalition would turn PM Petr Nečas into a tragic figure within ODS, but this was aimed more against Nečas than the coalition (which was already a done deal by then anyway). An interesting future survey question would be whether people think Kalousek secretly wanted the grand coalition in Prague and intentionally did nothing to prevent it.

Glossary of difficult words

does not compute - a computer error message also meaning "does not make sense";

precious little - extremely little;

to take shape - to assume a distinct form; to develop into something definite or tangible;

done deal - a plan or project that has been finalized.



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