Problem child too optimistic

Greek Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou has backed up his country's austerity goals with Barack Obama's electoral slogan "Yes we can". But the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has its doubts: "Well-meant promises and appeals for solidarity will not suffice to convince members of parliament in the countries that are stocking the bailout fund, because if that were enough their own voters would soon make them pay for such a trusting stance. ... The leader of Europe's problem child must be admired for his optimism, as genuine as it is. But 'yes we can' is not the slogan it once was. Dark clouds have gathered over the American president, the state of the economy is miserable and Obama's prospects dismal. The optimism of days gone by has dissipated, replaced by a sleazy search for culprits. ... The grotesque effects of indebtedness are now making themselves felt. Hopefully the Greeks 'can' indeed."

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