Lying is not a very good long-term economic strategy, and Greece is going to be doomed regardless of which policy it pursues because its economicinstitutions are totally broken, corrupt, and ineffective.
There are islands of excellence in the public service, especially the institutions that make economicpolicy, and there has been much innovation in social policy.
His presentation of economicpolicy, his manipulation of international institutions for domestic advantage and his ability to portray rivals as extremists are tactics that might be adopted by Bill Clinton or Britain's Tony Blair.