Modern Europeans have a major inferiority complex and they blame all their own problems on the "cowboy" Bush. JMO, it's a love hate relationaship.
It must of been akin to how Winston Churchhil felt in the 30's. He was talking about the dangers of hitler's(pat buchanan's hero) rise, but the "in" crowd in the 30's dismissed him as a kook, but they came begging to him to save Britain when hitler attacked Britain.
A lot of them seem to act like they are more sophisticated, smarter and cultured than we are. I don't know if it is inferiority or superiority, maybe a little of both.
Kind of OT, but Americans seem to have a disproportionate representation on the web, there are quite a few Europeans, a few Russians (that's partly Europe, too), a sprinkling of South Americans, no Mexicans in Mexico I can think of, Canadians, SE Asia like Singapore, Japanese, you talk to Indians on help lines, but I don't recall talking to any on the net, one lone Turk, a few others here and there.
I forgot about your comment about Churchill. Bush sure isn't very appreciated except by a few of his loyal base, but he sure hangs in there. I don't know how he stands it day in and day out. Where would the west have been without Churchill?