This election would be a vote on a complete change of political direction if there were different coalition alternatives.

Even if Angela Merkel wanted to copy Thatcher's radical renewal program, she would fail bitterly in Germany's political system, where federal states have a strong veto right.

No jovial hand shaker would get far without helping the local economy. Make no mistake, jobs and economic prosperity are the main issues here.

If the election results permit, then the Social Democrats will definitely give it a try.

We need a change of direction. We need a change of course. We need to change the morale of this county and together we can get that done.

We have seen a change in the wrong direction. On the whole, he's really had an eclectic mix of appointees to environmental positions, but we've seen an inclination recently to appoint people from the polluter lobbies to positions overseeing the industries they used to represent.