It was the final straw for a lot of voters.

If Schroeder is blocking her chancellorship -- as he appears to be -- then it's not looking good for Frau Merkel.

Merkel has been very seriously weakened because she is being blamed for the election result. Germany clearly didn't want a new government led by Merkel.

This has been coming for a few months and last night was the final straw.

Everything has gone against Oracle. This is almost the final straw.

How the mighty fall. It really is the final straw for this guy. Just when you think things can't get any worse, he holds his baby out of a window. It's actually quite unbelievable. I suppose he'll blame Sony for that, as well.