\u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur lengi \u00ed minnum haft, \u00feegar Geir H. Haarde, hinn sl\u00e9tti og felldi forma\u00f0ur Flokksins og fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 gati \u00ed Hard Talk (\u00fer\u00e1tt yfir tv\u00e6r MA gr\u00e1\u00f0ur \u00ed hagfr\u00e6\u00f0i) frammi fyrir spurningunni: \u201cHva\u00f0 ger\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r, herra fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra, til a\u00f0 for\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 y\u00f0ar, sem var ein af r\u00edkustu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um heims, fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a b\u00f3nbjarga \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 (\u201ca failed economic state\u201d)? \u00deegar Geir kvarta\u00f0i undan har\u00f0\u00fd\u00f0gi Breta, sem beittu hry\u00f0juverkal\u00f6gum \u00e1 \u00edslenska hry\u00f0juverkamenn, spur\u00f0i spyrillinn: \u201cT\u00f3ku\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r ekki m\u00e1li\u00f0 upp vi\u00f0 Gordon Brown, starfsbr\u00f3\u00f0ur y\u00f0ar?\u201d Og svari\u00f0 var: \u201cNo \u2013 but perhaps I should have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00deetta svar segir meira en m\u00f6rg or\u00f0 um stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1laforystu \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 \u00f6rlagastundu. Stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1laforystan br\u00e1st og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni var steypt \u00ed gl\u00f6tun. Hvernig \u00e6tli stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn af svona kal\u00edber hafi komi\u00f0 kollegum s\u00ednum fyrir sj\u00f3nir? Vi\u00f0 getum r\u00e9tt \u00edmynda\u00f0 okkur \u00fea\u00f0. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er \u00f3sanngjarnt a\u00f0 nefna Geir einan sem d\u00e6mi um \u00feetta p\u00f3lit\u00edska lystarstol. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri synd a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 fyrrverandi forma\u00f0ur Samfylkingarinnar, hinn oddviti r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar, hafi b\u00e6tt Geir upp, \u00fear sem h\u00fan sat \u00ed dyngju sinni og brugga\u00f0i sei\u00f0, sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 koma \u00cdslandi \u00ed \u00d6ryggisr\u00e1\u00f0 Sameinu\u00f0u \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0anna, me\u00f0 \u00e6rnum tilkostna\u00f0i; fullkomlega \u00f3me\u00f0vitu\u00f0 um, a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arb\u00faskapurinn var a\u00f0 hruni kominn. Og hvar voru hin(ir)?<\/p>\n
Me\u00f0 \u00feessa sorgars\u00f6gu \u00ed huga kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1n\u00e6gjulega \u00e1 \u00f3vart a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 frammist\u00f6\u00f0u utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra \u00cdslands, \u00d6ssurar Skarph\u00e9\u00f0inssonar, \u00feegar hann afhenti s\u00e6nska utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herranum, Carli Bildt, ums\u00f3kn \u00cdslands um a\u00f0ildarvi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 Evr\u00f3pusambandi\u00f0, vi\u00f0 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0lega ath\u00f6fn \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi. Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed er skemmst a\u00f0 segja, a\u00f0 frammista\u00f0a \u00edslenska utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herrans var landi og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 til s\u00f3ma. Carl Bildt er enginn aukvisi. Hann er af k\u00f6rfuboltast\u00e6r\u00f0, eldkl\u00e1r og ann\u00e1la\u00f0ur m\u00e1lafylgjuma\u00f0ur. Vi\u00f0 upphaf athafnarinnar virtist hann gn\u00e6fa yfir f\u00e9laga \u00d6ssur, \u00fear sem hann st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir fors\u00e6ti Evr\u00f3pusambandsins \u00ed krafti s\u00edns emb\u00e6ttis sem utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra \u201cminnsta st\u00f3rveldis\u201d \u00ed heimi. \u00deegar upp var sta\u00f0i\u00f0, var \u00fea\u00f0 hins vegar okkar ma\u00f0ur, sem haf\u00f0i vaxi\u00f0 gestgjafanum yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0.<\/p>\n
Hva\u00f0 var svona gott vi\u00f0 \u00feetta? \u00dea\u00f0 var, a\u00f0 500 millj\u00f3nir Evr\u00f3pub\u00faa fengu \u00fe\u00e1 mynd \u00e1 sj\u00f3nvarpsskj\u00e1num \u00ed kv\u00f6ldfr\u00e9ttat\u00edma s\u00ednum, a\u00f0 \u00feetta fjarl\u00e6ga ums\u00f3knarland \u00ed nor\u00f0ri g\u00e6ti hugsanlega veri\u00f0 forvitnilegur f\u00e9lagsskapur. Hinn ypparlegi s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur okkar \u00ed kynl\u00edfi laxfiska fr\u00e1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed East Anglia \u00ed Norwich \u00e1 Englandi tala\u00f0i f\u00edna ensku. Enskan hans var s\u00fdnu \u00fej\u00e1lli og b\u00f3kmenntalegri a\u00f0 brag\u00f0i en kansel\u00edenska s\u00e6nska a\u00f0alsmannsins. \u00dea\u00f0 var f\u00ednt. Svona eiga \u00cdslendingar a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta \u00feess \u00ed verki, a\u00f0 \u00feetta opna eysamf\u00e9lag sendir hlutfallslega fleiri st\u00fadenda til n\u00e1ms og starfa \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum en nokkur \u00f6nnur \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed heiminum. Flestir hafa hinga\u00f0 til komi\u00f0 heim. N\u00fa er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00d6ssurar a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 til \u00feess, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 haldi \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n
R\u00e6\u00f0a \u00d6ssurar um \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00cdsland hef\u00f0i fram a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra vi\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir Evr\u00f3pu var h\u00f3gv\u00e6r, en \u00edsmeygilega sannf\u00e6randi. Hann var ekkert a\u00f0 monta sig eins og er s\u00e9rgrein hins p\u00f3lit\u00edska uppeldisf\u00f6\u00f0ur hans, b\u00f3ndans \u00e1 Bessast\u00f6\u00f0um. Hann tala\u00f0i mannam\u00e1l um hreina og endurn\u00fdjanlega orku vi\u00f0 Evr\u00f3pub\u00faa, sem vita hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir. Hann tala\u00f0i um sj\u00e1var\u00fatveg af reynslu manns, sem sj\u00e1lfur hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 dekkinu \u00e1 \u00edslenskum togara \u00ed v\u00ed\u00f0\u00e1ttu Atlantshafsins. Og hann tala\u00f0i um landb\u00fana\u00f0 af skilningi manns, sem veit hva\u00f0 b\u00e6ndamenning merkir. Tilvitnun \u00ed \u00cdslendingas\u00f6gur og Snorra og s\u00f6gu Uppsalakonunga, sem \u00cdslendingar var\u00f0veittu handa Sv\u00edum \u2013 henni var smeygt inn \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum sta\u00f0 og stundu me\u00f0 brosi \u00e1 v\u00f6r. F\u00ednt.<\/p>\n
Og \u00fea\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 ekki \u00e1 sv\u00f6rum vi\u00f0 beinskeyttum spurningum vel undirb\u00fainna bla\u00f0amanna. \u00d6ssur t\u00f3k spurningarnar alvarlega og nota\u00f0i sv\u00f6rin til a\u00f0 koma gagnlegum uppl\u00fdsingum \u00e1 framf\u00e6ri. Og s\u00fdndi \u00fear me\u00f0, a\u00f0 hann hefur engu gleymt sem ritstj\u00f3ri og bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljann og Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0 og \u00f6nnur minni h\u00e1ttar bl\u00f6\u00f0. Hann nota\u00f0i t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 og lag\u00f0i inn inneign hj\u00e1 Tyrkjum. Og kom \u00feeim skilabo\u00f0um til Nor\u00f0urlandab\u00faa \u00ed lei\u00f0inni, a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar v\u00e6rum ekki bara Nor\u00f0menn \u00ed \u00fatleg\u00f0, heldur s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 keltneskan m\u00f3\u00f0urarf. \u00deetta var laglegt.<\/p>\n
L\u00f6ng lei\u00f0 byrjar me\u00f0 litlu skrefi, segja K\u00ednverjar og hafa \u00fea\u00f0 eftir Konf\u00fas\u00edusi. Loksins erum vi\u00f0 l\u00f6g\u00f0 af sta\u00f0 \u00ed Evr\u00f3puf\u00f6r til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka \u00fev\u00ed verki sem vi\u00f0 Steingr\u00edmur Hermannsson h\u00f3fum \u00ed Holmenkollen \u00ed mars 1989, en lauk me\u00f0 atkv\u00e6\u00f0agrei\u00f0slu \u00e1 Al\u00feingi \u00cdslendinga, 13. jan\u00faar, 1993 \u2013 \u00e1 afm\u00e6lisdegi Hannibals \u2013 eftir lengstu umr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00e1 Al\u00feingi \u00cdslendinga eftir kristnit\u00f6kuna \u00e1ri\u00f0 1000. N\u00fa hillir undir loka\u00e1fangann. \u00d6ssur f\u00f3r vel af sta\u00f0. \u00c9g \u00f3ska honum fararheilla.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00dea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ist vera or\u00f0i\u00f0 samd\u00f3ma \u00e1lit almennings \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, a\u00f0 \u00edslenskum athafna- og stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lam\u00f6nnum s\u00e9 ekki hleypandi \u00fat fyrir landsteinana, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feeir ver\u00f0i landi og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 til ska\u00f0a og skammar. \u00dar\u00e1sarv\u00edkingarnir r\u00f3mu\u00f0u reyndust, sem kunnugt er, vera f\u00e1v\u00edsir flottr\u00e6flar. \u00dea\u00f0 sneri allt \u00f6fugt; \u00feeir reyndust vera sau\u00f0ir undir \u00falfsh\u00e1rum. Og stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1laforystan, sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 standa vaktina, g\u00e6ta hagsmuna almennings og hafa taumhald \u00e1 dekurdrengjunum \u2013 h\u00fan svaf \u00e1 vaktinni og br\u00e1st \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 sinni me\u00f0 h\u00f6rmulegum aflei\u00f0ingum fyrir samt\u00ed\u00f0 og framt\u00ed\u00f0. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allar_greinar","category-greinar_og_vidtol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2796,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions\/2796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}