MarketWatch
November 2, 2011
Aristotle would be proud.
The philosopher of Greek drama divided the works of theater into tragedy and comedy, never the twain to meet. But his fellow countrymen are going one better. They are currently staging a tragedy that is also a farce.
Not only did Prime Minister George Papandreou call for a “referendum” on the latest European bailout, but it turns out he didn’t bother telling his own finance minister first.
Ha-ha!
Maybe Aristotle’s famous, long-lost book on comedy has finally turned up in the government archives, and Papandreou is putting on a one-man recital.
The situation remains fluid — or, to be more accurate, chaotic.
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