Progressive think tank names Jose Zapatero World Leader of the Year

[Padme Amidala]

From their press release:

"World Leader of the Year: Jose Zapatero, President of Spain

Jose Zapatero campaigned for President in Spain against the odds and won. He followed through with his campaign promise to pull Spain’s troops out of Iraq. Zapatero instituted civil rights reforms in Spain. He restored integrity and honesty to the Spanish government. Zapatero also asked the European Union to re-open discussions with Cuba. (The Cuban people have been punished for the last half century for picking a leader who threw out organized crime.)"

Their site is patrickhenrythinktank.org

[Albert Einstein]

1. Really good choice.

Take that George W. Bush.

[Still_Loves_John]

12. I'm sure he's really broken up about losing

person of the year at patrickhenrythinktank.com. Maybe the Time man of the year will cheer him up, or the inauguration.

Lol, sorry. Just a little bit of gallows humor.

[Selatius]

2. I bet you it was either Zapatero or Chavez for top position

I mean, Chavez survived a violent military coup, a crippling strike forced on by the industrialists, a corporate-owned anti-Chavez news media blitz, two elections and a recall referendum within 7 years and the guy is still popular with the people and is still ticking.

[Albert Einstein]

3. They both defeated George W. Bush this year.

Zapatero and Chavez are both great men.

[IndianaGreen]

4. And Zapatero wants to recognize same sex marriages in Spain

something that few self-described liberal politicians in the USA have the cojones to fight for.

Dennis Kucinich did, and that is why he was recognized along Zapatero.

[Raiden]

5. I would have chosen Zapatero AND Chavez n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. The European Union broke off relations with Cuba LAST YEAR

And it had nothing to do with organized crime. It was because Cuba jailed 75 dissidents.

[genius]

9. Watch "Havana" sometime. Castro threw out the mob. The U.S. got revenge.

That's what the embargo is all about.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Why did the EU break off relations with Cuba LAST YEAR?

:shrug:

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. ***Crickets***

No one seems to want to answer that question.

[Tinoire]

7. Woohoo!!!

I'm LOVING it! This is my kind of a think tank! Finally! One I can be proud of.

Thank you!!!!

[Dancing_Dave]

8. Good Call!

:yourock:

[burrowowl]

10. Sounds like

my type of think tank!
Good show!