Further proof that mixing philosophy with politics is ill-advised: The case of the grateful Romanian angel.

Hardly surprising, next in the polls comes Gigi Becali, who is dead serious about his claiming to be God’s messenger in Romanian politics and repeats the name of philosopher Heidegger when he is questioned about Banel the footballer, as if Heidegger were a German striker that he, Becali, wants transferred to Steaua. In his speech, after the exit polls were made public, Traian Basescu thanked Becali for giving him his votes. He needn’t have thanked him.

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