Friends... we have said it many times, to understand George you must get into the mind of George... and seeing that this is medically and scientifically very difficult to do then just bare with us when we say that good old George at least tries to be understood. Unfortunately for him, he keeps on sticking his foot into his mouth, but nonetheless the chap tries. Today he did just that. He decided to explain to Greek citizens why he used the phrase "money exists" in his last election campaign but at the same time the man who plunged our economy into oblivion totally defended his former cabinet's decisions which led us to the open embrace of the Troika. Now correct us if we are wrong... but when you say "I am sorry" this means that you feel bad about something you did right? So why say you are sorry George and then defend your policies? Quick... help! A sedative please!
Commenting on the elections, he said that PASOK is the only serious choice if we want to avoid jeopardizing the country's presence in the euro and not waste the great sacrifices made so far by Greek citizens". The former leader of the PASOK party and ex-premier George Papandreou told the "Peloponnisos" newspaper on Thursday in an interview that the day after the May 6 elections Greece needs a stable government, "based on the broadest possible coalition of stability and progress, that can continue the effort to save the country".
(We agree... but it does not need PASOK)
"We paid, and will keep on paying the errors of past decades. I could not prevent these decisions. Greece needed to avoid a collapse. And this is the responsibility of all political forces without exception, whether they governed or not", he added.
Asked to comment on his controversial phrase "money exists", the former prime minister turned the questions around not wanting to obviously pin himself to the corner by saying that "I heard Samaras saying recently that "Greece is a rich country that was put under a heavy debt. What is the fortune of our country: it’s natural wealth and above all the talent of its people." I thank him for repeating what I have been saying for years. This is what I meant when I said money exists'. I never meant a mandate for benefits".
Asked about the opinions expressed for his referral to a Special Court that will investigate if there was wrongdoings in the manner we entered the Memorandum, Papandreou said that many have tried to finish off his family in special courts but the truth, according to him, reveals the schemers and this has been proven throughout Greece's political history.
"Intimidation and threats by specific interests or extreme voices toward the Papandreou family is a familiar phenomenon. So I will neither deal nor be afraid of such a possibility. I do not fear the truth; it’s others that need to so", he said.
He defended his government's decisions saying that "it’s better that Greeks are angry about what they are going through, than to have lived the ultimate destruction that comes with a bankruptcy. And we (PASOK) overturned this. We knew that it would be costly".
(Nooooooooo !!!)
"On behalf of all the politicians I would like to apologize," he noted, answering a question about salary and pension reductions, and increasing unemployment.
(Otan vgike to sygnomi... xathike to filotimo - No we refuse to translate!)
Editor's Note - tsk tsk tsk... Your condition is indeed serious. There, there... just follow those nice gentlemen with the white robes. They will take you to a BIG building where you can get up on a platform everyday and tell a load of "special" people exactly what you told us. And guess what... they are so out of tune that they will indeed believe you!
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