Indeed, The Economist, which endorsed Mr. Bush and continues to cling to the belief that he is more moderate than his party, has even suggested -- in what strikes me as delusional thinking -- that he might keep the austerity-minded Lawrence Summers on as Treasury secretary.
The troika must also think about how to keep the anti-austerity movement from prompting another referendum, with the possibility that another Heavily Indebted European Country may spin out of the EU's orbit.
BBC director general Tony Hall said the corporation had to "keep pressing the austerity and efficiency button" in the run-up to charter renewal.
In terms of positioning for what will be a very rapid charter and licence fee negotiation, I have to keep pressing the austerity and efficiency button".
They can tell the leaders of Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus that if they do as they are told and keep taking the austerity medicine things will eventually get better and their bailout eras will end too.
Mr. Tsipras shares the twin aspirations expressed by many Greeks in Mr. Portillo's broadcast — keep the euro but ease the austerity measures being imposed on Athens by its European partners.
His message to the Tories is that the coalition will only keep the public on board the austerity rollercoaster if it can show that fairness informs everything it does.
Both have grudgingly adopted austerity to keep the euro crisis at bay, despite recessions and rising unemployment.
Tsipras and much of his government, however, are urging Greeks to vote "no" on the new bailout terms, deepening the social divide between those willing to suffer through more austerity to keep the euro and those who think defaulting on their obligations will somehow force the creditors to ease the terms for repayment.
Their leaders have also adopted austerity programs to keep the euro debt crisis from engulfing their economies, despite concerns that the programs are impeding the economic rebound that might help them grow their way out of financial distress.
This is a note about what I saw in my city, having arrived from London in the wee hours of the day that the Greek parliament passed a medium-term austerity plan to keep the bloodline of bailout funds flowing in, but that will simultaneously bleed the economy out.
