Final Word from Thursday, January 18, 2007
Comedian Steven Wright has a theory that global warming began when the cold war ended. The cold war within ODS has receded - even Pavel Bém supports the new government - but how thorough the thaw will be is a question for the next several months. Václav Klaus made an attempt at détente on the presidential level by inviting Mirek Topolánek to the Castle for a foreign-policy meeting, but a "sick" Topolánek publicly snubbed him. Will Topolánek ever forgive Klaus for trying to destroy his political career? Without Topolánek's support, Klaus's glacier of power will melt fast. Klaus didn't think much of Al Gore's book on global warming, but the two might have more in common than it first seems. Gore distanced himself from Bill Clinton in the 2000 presidential campaign, because Clinton was tainted by Monica Lewinsky. Political analysts say it probably cost Gore the elections.[Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg Alexandr Vondra United States of America USA]