British P.M. Gordon Brown plans to present a “Global New Deal” to G20 leaders, suggesting a $2 trillion stimulus to end the recession. He and President Obama can definitely be buddies, and maybe the Global New Deal ought to include efforts to remove the DVD region codes so that Brown can view those gifted movies from Obama. However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel already showing some backbone to criticize Brown’s plan, and there are other leaders who agree with her (e.g. Spanish finance minister Pedro Solbes).
All I can say is, “Well done, ma’am!” Maybe Merkel can talk some sense into our spending-happy President…
