Herman Van Rompuy, the new President of the European Union

Yesterday, I wrote of my concern about suspected war criminal Tony Blair being chosen to become the first permanent president of the European Union (EU). Thankfully, it was announced today that Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy got the job instead. Phew...

You can find a short bio of Van Rompuy here: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1941121,00.html

He is also known as "Haiku Herman" for his love of composing poetry, especially haiku. A rarity among politicians, especially a Prime Minister. One of his haiku goes like this:

Hair blows in the wind
After years there is still wind
Sadly no more hair

And I would like to say:

Thank goodness you won

instead of one Tony Blair

a war crimes suspect. 

But what does a President of the EU does? Do EU citizens care? A few years ago, in an election of the EU Parliament, less than half of eligible voters cast their votes.

Let's see...