Deja Vu: Pasok Is Warming Up To Coalition With Only New Democracy

Ahh, the great PASOK flip-flop.  Nice..  Sensible Greeks, you have every reason to believe the two parties that brought you to the brink of financial DOOM will find the way back to prosperity!  Good for you;  Here's a participation ribbon!  Rest up, Riot Dog; You'll be busy soon enough!  Zero Hedge.  Excerpts:

One of the biggest caveats from yesterday's Greek election result was that Pasok announced it would only participate in a broad coalition government that includes Syriza. Obviously Syriza promptly turned down the offer, which has now put the ball back in the court of the Pasok leader - Venizeloz. Being a career politicians, and knowing quite well what the final outcome of the Greek fiasco would be, it was only a matter of time before the former minister of defense, finance, and yes, sport, would flip flop, and hint that a government of just ND and Pasok would also work, as the alternative is just too harsh to even consider. In other words, we may shortly get a repeat of the precisely same leadership that brought Greece to 23% unemployment and a completely destroyed financial and economic system, with Veni back in the role of finance minister once again.

And:
Does this mean a Greek government just may happen, evading a 3rd Greek election in as many months? We will know for sure by tomorrow night, when Pasok said is the deadline by which a new government has to be formed. As for bets on the longevity of the new cabinet, we have no idea what the spread is, but we take the under.


What's the definition of insanity?  Happy fun times are just ahead with your "new" old leaders, Greece!  Opa!  When you take back to the streets, remember to hydrate?  It's gonna be a long, hot summer!

Greece Is Now "On.."

Greece passes steep cuts as riots seize capital  AOL News.  Day One of Everything's Different Now.  Excerpts:

The cuts and tax increases passed 155-138, with five voting "present" and backing neither side. During the vote, stun grenades echoed across a square outside Parliament. Acrid clouds of tear gas and orange and green smoke-bomb mist hung in the air.

Several banks and storefronts were smashed, while a Socialist dissenter who backed the government at the last minute, Alexandros Athanassiadis, was briefly assaulted by protesters after leaving Parliament on foot.
Violence continued throughout the afternoon, and smoke billowed from a post office beneath the finance ministry before a fire was put out. Rioters set up burning barricades along Syntagma Square, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for the past month. Nearby streets were littered with chunks of smashed marble and ripped-up paving stones that had been thrown at police.
A general strike that began Tuesday paralyzed the country, grounding planes, leaving ferries docked and stranding tourists during the busy summer season.

Greece Implodes and War Declared…over 5,000 Police overwhelmed  This was the day before the Austerity Budget was approved.  The Ante is now Upped.

Violent Scenes In Athens As Bloody Greek Riots Keep On Raging  Video from the 29th courtesy of Russia Today, the most trusted name for American News..

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