Final Word from Thursday, October 25, 2012
Czech newsrooms are gearing up for what might be their most-
extensive coverage yet of a U.S. presidential election. Reporters
are preparing to leave for the States, and all-night analysis is
being organized. But does the outcome really matter for Czechs?
A Romney victory would bring few palpable changes in U.S.-
Czech relations. There would naturally be a new U.S. ambassador
and probably a slight shift toward more business and less human
rights. A Republican administration might have snarled louder at
the Czechs for wanting to cancel the bilateral investment
treatment, but Miroslav Kalousek will likely achieve this before
the inauguration anyway. Czechs who want the U.S. to take a
tougher stance against Russia might prefer Romney, esp. if one
Kremlophilic Czech president is followed by another. Otherwise,
Czechs probably have no little reason to wait with bated breath
for the election results.[Czech Republic United States Barack Obama Mitt Romney
Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman]
Glossary of difficult words
to gear up for - to equip or prepare oneself for;
the States - informal term for the United States;
palpable - able to be touched or felt;
to snarl - to say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice;
with bated breath - in great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly.