Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:40 pm
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I was sitting next to Herman van Rompuy (again) on the train this morning.
He still wears incredibly bad shoes. Light brown loafers today, and it's a raging storm. That's kind of endearing. Ex President of the hated EU still spends about the same on shoes as I do. Which is barely into 3 figures most years....
Being someone from the same small town where I live, I've followed his career over the past few years. There's no doubt he had the "greater good" at his heart. He refused to have an expensive security detail when he was Prez. Yes, I could roll up to his front door if I wanted.
However, there's no doubt in my mind (after watching the politics of his wife, as one example) that he and his political family either hate (or at least are severely biased against) francophones - who make up nearly 75% of the population of our small town.
Yes, he "seems" an amiable, well meaning old chap - with carp shoes, and who mostly takes public transport. He still remains a "political animal", and therefore not to be trusted.
He still wears incredibly bad shoes. Light brown loafers today, and it's a raging storm. That's kind of endearing. Ex President of the hated EU still spends about the same on shoes as I do. Which is barely into 3 figures most years....
Being someone from the same small town where I live, I've followed his career over the past few years. There's no doubt he had the "greater good" at his heart. He refused to have an expensive security detail when he was Prez. Yes, I could roll up to his front door if I wanted.
However, there's no doubt in my mind (after watching the politics of his wife, as one example) that he and his political family either hate (or at least are severely biased against) francophones - who make up nearly 75% of the population of our small town.
Yes, he "seems" an amiable, well meaning old chap - with carp shoes, and who mostly takes public transport. He still remains a "political animal", and therefore not to be trusted.
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