Socrates never learns a good lesson

Socrates has NEVER been a good student.

He never learns from past errors.

He decided to pocket his pride and arrogance

and ask for international aid.

But unfortunately, his hand was forced by the news

published in the "Financial Times" of 6 April,

stating that Portugal was already negotiating

an aid package with Brussels.

The Socialist Party was quick to deny it,

but during the day various socialists started hinting

about the possibility.

Socrates again ignored Portuguese institutions,

the President and the Opposition,

and negotiated in secret with Brussels.

The Opposition leader Passos Coelho,

confirmed that he first heard

about Portugal's bailout request from the media.

Just like on the 11 March,

Socrates goes it alone, each time,

arrogantly ignoring Portuguese authorities,

and in secret compromisses Portugal's future.

But in public he denies ever asking for a bailout.

He even goes so far as saying

it's either him, José Socrates or the IMF and utter chaos.

He blames the collapse of his socialist government

on the refusal of the Opposition Parties

to accept his lack of decency, and statemanship,

by ignoring them and the President of the Republic,

in negotiating severe austerity measures on his own.

But the "Financial Times" blew the whistle on Socrates' duplicity.

He was forced to confess.

Now he plays the saviour of the country.

Not the victim any more,

transforming his defeat into a new strategy

to maintain political power.