Apologize!

Mr. Seguro, the opposition leader and the leader of the "Socialist" Party continues with his:  "We do not agree on the austerity measures.  The VAT should not be raised, the public employees should not receive less, there is a lot of room in the budget for all kinds of extra expenses."

Then he states: The "Socialist Party" will soon come with other much better suggestions for coming through the crisis.  He has stated so at least 100 times.

Well, you had years to do that.  And no result except being a major cause for the mess.  You have had weeks to react to the new austerity measures and zilch except creating discord and doubt.

Why not do the decent thing.  A public modern hara-kiri, stand up in front of the media, apologize profoundly while bowing multiple times.  You must also cry.   Then get lost for ever.

The only alternative is being constructive.  Because some of the criticisms of the austerity measures are correct. There is no structural change, there are no measures to create growth by helping the producers, and there are no measures to improve life quality.