Silly Little Country

EU - US Summit Press Conference - Joys of Business Travel

Awaiting morning meetings in my hotel room, and I find myself watching the Vienna press conference, Bush, Schuessel, and Barroso.
Manifestly no major control of the discourse has been imposed on the reporters, as one reporter has just been able to badger Bush on a variety of issues, and has got a polite and reasonable response.
But even more impressive is Schuessel, describing the reporter's moral relativism as 'grotesque', and giving the perspective of an Austrian who has lived the post-war period. He made the amazing and interesting point, a surprise to me, that aspects of the Marshall Plan remain alive today in some programs being applied in Austria. His English is excellent.
First visit to Vienna by an American President in 30 years? Wow.
Barroso's English was also not bad.
Better head off to the first meeting....

posted by Alan Adamson @ 9:25 AM