Don't Get Bitter And Twisted And Nasty

Through The Threat Of Is, We Recognize How Important The Cooperation With Intelligence Services (inaudible) First And Foremost Also With The Services Of The United States Is.

The People In East Germany Have Lived Through So Many Changes In The Last 15 Years Like Never Before In The Country, And They Did This Often With Great Enthusiasm. But In The West We Also Have A High Degree Of Transformations.

Herr Schroder Has Conducted Two Electoral Campaigns, And He Is Doing It Again Now, By Not Telling People What Is Really Necessary. He Keeps Avoiding The Difficult And Uncomfortable Issues, Those That Imply Changes And Therefore Provoke Discussions.

I Have Great Respect For Press Freedoms. At The Same Time, However, A Politician Also Has The Freedom To Decide Whether He Or She Will Accept An Invitation To Appear On A Show Or Not.

I Want Us To Be Able To Preserve Our Level Of Prosperity. We Must Constantly Remind Ourselves That Germany Has Been Eating Into Its Capital. It Is Only Through Successful Management That We Can Once Again Secure Our Foundation Of Prosperity And Social Security.