Final Word from Monday, September 10, 2012
Some people want Václav Klaus to return as ODS chairman after
his second term as Czech president expires early next year.
Some people even see him as an inevitable PM under a Zeman
presidency. Others hope Klaus enjoys a quiet, uneventful
retirement. Since this last option is out of the question, we have
a better proposal. Russian President Vladimir Putin should
nominate Klaus to head the nascent Eurasian Union. This would
give the little-known Union a globally recognized cheerleader as
it tries to add members to the core group of Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan. The Czech Republic's name is already being
mentioned along with Mongolia, Cuba, Bulgaria, Vietnam and
others as a country "loyal to Russian interests" (read about this in
Russian here and English here). For Klaus, it would be another
career advancement. For Czechs, it would finally be confirmation
of whose side Klaus is on.[Czech Republic customs union Miloš]
Glossary of difficult words
Eurasian Union - a proposed economic and political union of Russia and other Eurasian countries;
uneventful - ordinary, unexciting, uninteresting;
nascent - coming into existence; emerging;
cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter.