Leonid Bershidsky: Why Merkel is winning without a bold vision

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is often accused of refusing to lead. Many inside and outside her country would like her to be the leader of the free world, to suggest bold concepts and make decisive moves. But there’s a strong, very German philosophy to Merkel’s lack of vision, and that, as much as Germany’s economic prosperity, is winning her the Sept. 24 election.“Whoever has visions should go see a doctor,” Helmut Schmidt, a revered German chancellor, said in 19