Germany's Energie Wende Looking More and More Like Das Ende

<![CDATA[These figures coming out of Germany and the government's reaction to them are reminding me more and more of the German command bunker scene in Patton. The one where the shelling is causing the ceiling to collapse as frantic German generals, officers, and aides try to burn documents and plans before Patton's Army marches into Berlin. And the one German officer who has been Patton's profiler the whole time is staring at his picture and says something like, 'Das ist das Ende. Das Ende,' which basically translates to 'This is it, muchachos.']]>