germany. let s bring in professor paul you. from. britain s technical university an expert on energy policy what does this closing of this mine mean what does it symbolize the closure of the last line is basically. and. hot coal has been very important for germany s economy of the last centuries however if you look back at the last sixty years there has been a steady decline so it s not a sudden structural break so to speak but has been a continuous reduction of mining and therefore i think it s now very important to look back at the last six years to be thankful for all the industry and support that we ve gotten because of coal however also to acknowledge that it s time for change it s time to shift from coal towards other energy sources and it s also say that it s not the end of the world because it s not that many people that are still
own i think really is short sided. joining me tonight is richard wolffe, msnbc political analyst and vice president and executive director of msnbc.com. how do you campaign this is walking on hot coal. what s the right call here? first of all, you have to show what kind of leader you want to be. campaigns aren t just about getting elected. they are trying to project to the american people what kind of president you want to be. it s one thing for mitt romney to stand on stage with a microphone. if he wanted to show compassion, he should have done a photo op of helping people in need. put yourself in the zone and that s what presidents do. that s what this president is going to be doing with governor cri christie. you go there and look presidential and try to speak for the country. it s not just at this event. any time current events have injected themselves into this election, governor romney has stumbled. he did it with the libya attacks.
working together is the successful formula for the state of new jersey. it s going to take time. but to turn it over to the states and say you re on your own i think really is short sided. joining me tonight is richard wolffe, msnbc political analyst and vice president and executive director of msnbc.com. how do you campaign this is walking on hot coal. what s the right call here? first of all, you have to show what kind of leader you want to be. campaigns aren t just about getting elected. they are trying to project to the american people what kind of president you want to be. it s one thing for mitt romney to stand on stage with a microphone. if he wanted to show compassion, he should have done a photo op of helping people in need. put yourself in the zone and that s what presidents do. that s what this president is going to be doing with governor christie. you go there and look presidential and try to speak for the country. it s not just at this event.