a private citizen i would say she was too restrained especially considering she had first hand experience of living under a dictatorship. cause approval ratings were barely dented by the n.s.a. scandal photos trusted her it seemed in part because she avoided conflict one daily called her the perfect chancellor for citizens who don't like trouble and don't want to be too bothered by politics. but when it came to her own political party medical proved willing to turn her back on traditional positions for some conservative stalled wants her decisions to phase out nuclear power and military conscription and support a national minimum wage hard to stomach. this is the end of