Aznar Ousted in Spain!!! Liberals back in power!

[PROGRESSIVE1]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040315/ap_on_re_eu/spain_elections&cid=518&ncid=716

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ok there is a domino effect but not quite what Wolfie

wanted huh?

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Isn't US Voter Apathy Wonderful For The Boosh Regime

Isn't American voter apathy wonderful for the Boosh regime? If they had to answer to Spanish voters they'd have packed their malletes and left already.

[beanball]

3. Regime change

one down three to go. 1.Bush 2.Blair 3.Sharon,after the last three are out of office this will be a safer planet.

[Fight_n_back]

4. They aren't liberals

they are Socialists.

[Doomsayer13]

5. well, I wouldn't say "ousted"

Anzar was retiring anyways. His heir apparent was swiftly denied the prime ministership. It's a rather stunning rebuke to the conservative party, in that it took place over a week is even more shocking.

[IrateCitizen]

10. But it's not just Aznar, it's the Spanish Congress too!

In Sunday's election the Socialists defeated the ruling Popular Party, jumping from 125 seats to 164 in the 350-member Congress of Deputies. The conservatives fell from 183 to 148.

So, this election was not just a rebuke against Aznar, but against the Popular Party as well.

I'd say that an unexpected win of the Presidency, along with a completely unexpected increase of 39 seats in Congress -- all from a Socialist Party that was widely seen as being disorganized at the least, is a pretty big deal. I'd also say it qualifies as an "ouster" of the Popular Party, and a rebuke of Aznar's foreign policy.

[JCMach1]

6. Wrong: SOCIALISTS back in power!!!

Power to the People

[rman]

9. "socialist" = european for "left"

while i'm at it: "liberal" = european for "right wing"

[maveric]

7. So when do we invade Spain?

A left leaning candidate was democratically elected. Bu$hco seems to have a problem with that.

[Michael Harrington]

8. I know...

I already made that joke watching the news. Give that crew time. They've already defined France, our oldest ally, as a potential adversary and called it "forward thinking" (Herman Kahn's dead prick stiffened a bit at that announcement...)

LOVE that poster. Ah, I do so wish I could vote for a party with a fist clenched around a rose.