A very interesting interview with Norbert Blüm. My favorite quote from it: That reminds me of the fairy tale of the fisherman and his wife Ilsebill - the more she has, the more she wants. Apparently all their fuses have blown. They think the welfare state is now being auctioned off. First Geisler, now Blüm. With old Union politicians, reason seems to slowly be dawning. Unfortunately far too late - because during their active time in government, they did not stand up against neoliberal ideas and ultimately helped ensure that neoliberal ideas became firmly established in the Union, among other things (I'm thinking of something like the March Hare).
The SPD may still make excuses that adopting neoliberal ideas is necessary to survive in the political arena (which I personally think is complete nonsense). But what excuse does the Union have?
You don't need to ask the FDP for an excuse - they're completely burying their political ideas under the neoliberal dungheap...
I found the original article at Der Rollberg.