Doesn't that article explain exactly why Germany is able to "keep its powder dry" rather than join the Keynesian gravy train?
What good will Keynesian-style countercyclical stimulus packages do to inspire the frugal German consumer? It's easy for Merkel to criticise, but who will buy all the BMWs that employ such a large number of Germans?
Germany is a mercantilist economy, like the Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, etc. In fact, these countries are the only ones which should be stimulating consumption, since their current account surpluses are part of the problem.
Much more here: http://tradeandtaxes.blogspot.com/
For consumer countries in debt deflation, stimulus makes things worse.