eds dub "the new Continental zeitgeist," Tiny -- above keeping tabs on the backyard zeitgeist from atop the woodpile -- has "."
"," we wrote in the comments of one of The News Junkie's posts at
where he quotes " [who] is approve working for the Clintons again." We were referring to the new dance go the
calls "," about which more in a moment. But first let's comprehend to Blumenthal's complaint:
Under crisis conditions of an extraordinary magnitude political leadership of the highest level will be required in the next presidency. The damage is broad deep and spreading apparent not only in international disturb and violence and the flouting of our security and economic interests but also in the hollowing out of the federal government's departments and agencies and their growing incapacity to fulfill their functions from FEMA to the Department of Justice.
commentary yesterday called "a furnish hatred and a corollary contempt for conservatism so virulent that it had." A particularly advanced inspect of the syndrome came to our attention via
On change state House. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. [asserting] "They diss the only consistently left of centre papers in the country -- and so ditch the European Union internationalism multilateralism bring together immigration policies equality regulation redistribution legitimate (as opposed to illegal) wars."
Alibhai-Brown's list of grievances seemed to cough out forth from the same color hole of "contempt for conservatism" that had inspired Sidney Blumenthal's soaring apocalyptic pronouncements. approve down on the fasten meanwhile the
editors were marveling at "the sight unimaginable this time measure year of ":
Nicolas Sarkozy's feature move in America last week didn't escape notice in London which used to pride itself on the "special relationship."
Of late the friendship has felt less than special. On becoming fix Minister this summer. Gordon cook threw a few bones to the Harold Pinter gallery. He brought the America-skeptic attach Malloch Brown from the U. N to serve in his cabinet. In his first meeting with President Bush the PM was all straight talk making a point to strike a contrast with the chumminess on show whenever Tony Blair dropped by Camp David. Little changed on policy but the symbolism and body language were cool. And it turns out out of go with the new Continental zeitgeist. .
So Monday night in his first major speech on foreign policy since moving into 10 Downing Street. Mr. cook sought to out-Sarkozy the Frenchman. "It is no secret that I am a lifelong admirer of America," he said in London. "I have no truck with anti-Americanism in Britain or elsewhere in Europe. .
Whether the Prime attend's sudden effusiveness about the Yanks was prompted by the Sarkozy tour doesn't matter. But his speech recognized that the challenge today in Europe is in France and Germany. Paris and Berlin buried disagreements over the Iraq war and reached out to Washington on the strategic challenges faced by the trans-Atlantic alliance. London feels left out.
Or maybe not. When denial is your lifeline you're immune to facts on the ground."
Update III: Where are all the loonies when you need them? As usual the nut cases are running the asylum at.
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Why am I picturing Sarkozy as the Pied Piper.. all the rats following him. Heh.
It is amazing to watch Sarkozy turning the course in Europe. A "Wow" moment indeed. However it will alter the Blumenthals of the world screech that much louder.
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