Superb statements!

It is not in my nature to declare someone an ideal, but Norwegian politician and former prime minister Kåre Willoch has a tendency to utter the most brilliant statements. In today's article in Aftenposten about economical incentives to fight global warming, he forth two gems of wisdom:

First he cites Reiulf Steen (another Norwegian ex-politician) who once said that "a leader should be in front of his supporters, but not loose them out of sight".

The second is Kåre's own, and a response to the journalist pointing out that last winter sported plenty of snow (as opposed to the rainy winter we're experiencing in Norway these days): "I will warn against basing global environmental politics on local conditions in Oslo and Akershus" (Oslo and Akershus is the two most densely populated counties in Norway, located in the south-east).

I would like to see our current politicians bringing these words of wisdom to life.