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Girl Power

I have to admit - I’m a little surprised at Chancellor Merkel thus far. She hasn’t exactly bent down and kissed Bush’s feet yet, as many of her critics feared during last year’s bitter federal elections. She’s called out Rice on the holding of a German citizen, and more recently she’s suggested that Guantanamo should be shut down. Pretty ballsy, Angie!

Of course, that could all be a bunch of fluff leading up to her meeting with the President in Washington in a few days. Perhaps she’s just stirring the pot to let Bush know she’s a legitimate player that deserves some respect. Perhaps she’s walking a harder line than expected because of some arrangement she made with her grand coalition partners, the SPD. Or perhaps she realizes Schröder actually had some game when it came to international politics. Who knows? Too early to tell. Interesting, nonetheless.

You go, girl.