What does the re-election of Angela Dorothea Merkel in Germany have to tell us?

- German unemployment is near a two-decade low

- Germany’s budget deficit has vanished

- Germany’s economy is the largest and most powerful in the EU. (Without Germany, the Euro would have already collapsed).

- Dr. Merkel is considered to be the second most powerful person in Europe and is de facto leader of the EU.

- Merkel insists on getting control of government spending (austerity) in exchange for aid to Greece et al.
- Merkel insists that government stay out of private matters

So what has motivated Frau Dr Merkel ?

- She has a Ph.D. in Quantum Chemistry (not law!)

- Her rise to power involves working accomplishments and leadership in a diversity of REAL issues (e.g. energy, labor, environment, ect).

And most of all: