Charles Michel minister van Staat: politieke onkunde wordt in België beloond
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Amper een paar dagen na zijn vlucht naar de Europese
vetpotten heeft de koning Charles Michel tot minister van Staat benoemd.
Als premier van een draaideurregering waar intussen al 15
leden – hijzelf incluis – zijn uit weggevlucht, was Michel de hoofdverantwoordelijke
voor een totaal ontspoorde begroting en voor een meer dan waanzinnige
immigratiepolitiek. Ook dure eden over ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’ en de indijking van
het overheidsbeslag werden door hem niet ingelost. In principe wordt de eretitel
‘minister van Staat’ echter voorbehouden voor die politici die van enig
staatsmanschap blijk hebben gegeven.
Charles Michel werd voor de titel van minister van Staat
voorgedragen door zijn partijgenote Wilmès, de dame die als minister van
Begroting mee verantwoordelijk was voor het rampzalige begrotingsbeleid in dit
land, maar het dankzij Charles Michel met haar 16.000 voorkeurstemmen kon
schoppen tot eerste minister.
Het Vlaams Belang stelt vast dat de politieke zelfbediening
bij de MR voor de zoveelste maal grenzen noch schaamte kent, en dat politieke onkunde
in dit land beloond wordt. Het lijkt ons dan ook stilaan tijd om de eretitel
van minister van Staat en de Kroonraad af te schaffen, zoals dat trouwens zou
horen in een parlementaire democratie.