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April 15, 2005
Untersuchungsausschuss
From Reuters Deutschland:
Hohlmeier war am Donnerstag im Zusammenhang mit Affäre schwer belastet worden. Im Untersuchungsausschuss des Landtags hatte der damals in die Affäre verwickelte Ortsvorsitzende der Jungen Union, Maximilian Junker, bekräftigt, Hohlmeier habe von den Fälschungen gewusst und sie nicht verhindert. Wegen der Vorgänge waren im vergangenen Jahr mehrere junge CSU-Politiker zu Geldstrafen verurteilt worden.
Indeed. I think, obviously, there are some good points being made here. However, one also wonders if the writer isn’t leaving something out or perhaps including something that should be excluded. That said, there is a tendency by some critics to get bogged down in details -- which, to my mind, would be a mistake. We must step back a bit and look at the big picture. It’s important to realize that such debates do not take place in a vacuum. By placing it in a larger context, I believe it will be easier for us as citizens to comprehend all of the various implications. We must remember that this is serious business, as the photograph accompanying this article makes abundantly clear. It is time for all of us to put on our glasses, place our chins on our knuckles, and start thinking. Together we can solve this problem -- assuming that this is, in fact, a problem we must solve.
Posted by teb at April 15, 2005 10:12 AM