> From nowhere to 8 % - that's quite a feat in our slow-moving political landscape. I actually feel that the slow-moving days are over. The recent rise and fal

> From nowhere to 8 % - that's quite a feat in our slow-moving political landscape. I actually feel that the slow-moving days are over. The recent rise and fall of the FDP was spectacularly fast too, without anything happening, or the FDP even changing their opinion at all. (The FDP is a libertarian/neocon party with some interest in civil liberties.)