Nov 062010
One often gets a better perspective on political events from abroad. This link provides a cross-section of German media views on our election. A summary, though hardly indicative of some of the extremes, stated:
It was a failure of historic proportions. With US President Barack Obama’s Democrats having lost control of the House, there seems little hope for progress during his two remaining years, say German commentators. Obama himself, they say, bears much of the blame.
The different political orientations of various German newspapers offer interesting takes, nuanced by whether they are left, right or middle in their views.
