Ludwig Stiegleris a German politician. He has been deputy chairman of the SPD's group in the Bundestag since 2002... (wikipedia)
We can't just strive for budget savings; we need an investment push, focusing on 2006.
Believe me, no one in the SPD will allow Merkel to win the elections. There's no chance that we will make this woman, with such radical economic views, chancellor.
There will not be a 'grand coalition' at any price. The Social Democratic signature of the election manifesto must be clearly recognizable in the coalition agreement.
If the Union puts conditions on the talks then they will be over very quickly and then there will be a pause until the Union has returned to its senses.