Local party leaders did not. As one said: "I do not want him raising hell in my state any longer."

VOA: special.2010.08.05

In particularly blunt criticism, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency, blasted the Obama administration's stimulus plan as "a way to hell" and a threat to world financial markets.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29