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| Does Britain really want to be Belgium? |
| 2007-07-22 |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #10 "Republican candidates are reported to be jockeying for Bolton's endorsement." Hell, the Pubs have no viable candidates. (Fred T. has not truly committed yet) Bolton would be an ideal nominee. He has some name recognition and understands all the functions and shenanigans involved in both domestic and foreign politics. The guy just plain gets it and can transmit his thoughts in concise, cogent terms which are never misinterpreted. He'd be a great leader. Maybe he could get Newt to commit to Sec. of State. Those two, pulling as a tem, could get something positive done. Ahh, dreams! |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-07-22 14:43 |
| #9 implement policies by fiat Which—judging by automotive quality standards—explains alot. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-22 12:54 |
| #8 I also think that Labour and Tory leadership prefer the EU and would like to adopt the new consitution without a referendum. They are envious of the ability of the EU government to implement policies by fiat and without accountability. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2007-07-22 12:31 |
| #7 Malloch Brown, he points out, was “simply saying the sort of thing he used to say lurking behind closed doors in the United Nations”, where diplomats have perfected the art of “speaking with four or five faces”. Now that's gonna leave a mark! Per no mo uro's observations: “There are a lot of people on the Democratic side here who think the European Union has better policies than the Bush administration,” Bolton says. Much as I might dislike Bush, his administration's follies cannot hold a candle to Europe's insanity. 'Nuff said. “I don’t regard the use of military force as attractive, but if the choice is a nuclear-armed Iran, there is no question that you have to come down on the side of force.” Which—unlike nearly the entire field of candidates—makes Bolton presidential material. He is no longer confident of where Bush stands on Iran or other issues. “I’m not sure where he is today.” Blair is being dispatched to the Middle East as a sign of Bush’s revived interest in a multilateral peace process, but Bolton believes it is mission impossible. Please refer to the above comment. Plainspeak had damned well better win out over Newspeak if this world wants to survive its current volley of threats. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-22 12:08 |
| #6 Based on the last five years I have come to the conclusion that there will be no referendum because the Brits' Labour rulers do want to be like Belgium and the common Brit hasn't sufficient desire to stop them. Sad but true. When that happens, the Malvinas will presently be reunited with the proper fatherland. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-07-22 09:46 |
| #5 Is this article about beer? Then, yes, then being like Belgium would be a good thing. |
| Posted by: Captain Lewis 2007-07-22 08:31 |
| #4 On a side note about the UK & EU. The UK prime minister is ducking a Referendum on the new European Constitution Treaty which hands over swathes of UK Democracy to the EU, because every single poll shows the UK public voting against handing over more power to the EU. |
| Posted by: Pat 2007-07-22 07:48 |
| #3 I wonder who'd put Bolton in his cabinet. It would have to be someone who was confident of getting him approved by the Senate. Unfortunately. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-07-22 07:39 |
| #2 Can it be that the Repubs have an inkling of waking up on this? For years, I've been saying that the goal of the Democrat party in the post-Cold War era has been to turn their backs on much of what makes us American and transform the U.S. into a society not meaningfully different from continental Europe. The proof of this is an easy thing to accomplish. Ask any Democrat to name five major policy areas - defense, Israel, gun control, taxation, regulation of business, attitude towards religion, whatever - where their notion of the way things should be here is different from the way countries like France or Belgioum do things. Universally, they can't do it. It bears repeating, over and over; the Democrats want to transform our country from a distinct America into just another moribund hyperregulatory, socialist, cultural Marxist state like those of Western Europe. Hammering this message would be a huge winner for the Repubs come election time. It's a message like this that will bring in the so-called Reagan Democrat types and others, people who may want certain elements of what the Dems are selling but recognize the uniqueness of America and aren't willing to trade it away to be like Luxembourg. I've always been mystified that this simple, easy-to-communicate message has never been emphasized by the trunks during elections. Perhaps this gives us a glimmer of hope that they will this time around. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2007-07-22 05:38 |
| #1 Republican candidates are reported to be jockeying for Bolton's endorsement. I wonder who'd put Bolton in his cabinet. |
| Posted by: JSU 2007-07-22 04:32 |