Bye Bye Zapatero

at 10:53 AM Saturday, April 2, 2011


BY: THE HILL


Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced that he will not seek re-election.

He will not be missed.

The Zapatero Administration worked steadfastly in the European Union to appease the Castro regime and to grant it numerous unilateral concessions.

Fortunately, its policies always met resistance from Eastern European countries that knew the psyche of brutal Communist dictators and opposed such concessions.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Spain's Zapatero Won't Seek Re-election

Under pressure to clarify his political future, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Saturday he won't run for re-election when his current term ends in March 2012.

In a televised speech at a meeting of his Socialist party's federal committee, the 50-year-old leader repeated several times he would serve out the remainder of his term and focus on carrying out his program of reforms to overhaul Spain's ailing economy.

His stature severely diminished by a 20% unemployment rate and unpopular economic reforms, Mr. Zapatero hadn't been expected to run for re-election.