I think my ex mother inlaw is getting ready to sing.
It's not a gulf, it's an ocean...literally & figuratively!
Most Europeans, including the Brits, have no understanding of American politics. Their press has brainwashed most of them, portraying Bush as a dumb, right-wing extremist. They can't believe that Bush will win. I wonder what their reaction will be when Bush wins in a landslide.
The Europeans are so delusional and out of touch with reality, it is staggering!!
50%-50% ?? Close ?? "May" be re-elected ??
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Europe needs to STFU!!!!!!!!!!
He lives like a spoiled little gigilo. He could sell all of his multimillion dollar homes and build homes for millions of poor families in USA IF he REALLY cared about the poor. He could bring all of the Heinz factories (50 +) back to USA and provide thousands of jobs for the unemployed. Since he promises to outlaw outsourcing jobs to other countries - he would do that, right? HA!
They said the exact same stuff about Reagans re-election. They sat in stunned disbelieve at his landslide.
They were equally dumbstruck at X41's election as a continuation of Reagans policies.
Yet europeans will cite Bush's reelection as evidence of the ignorance of Americans rather that the continued re-proving of european lack of knowledge of world affairs. Europeans get it wrong and Americans continue to get it right.
From the conclusion of the piece:
"This week has made the roots of that disbelief clear: A big part of the United States is pumped up for a mission to demonstrate in the Middle East what Bush called "the transformative power of liberty."
Transformative upheaval is not the European thing these days: Been there, done that. So the Continent is worried."
None of the "transformative upheaval" that Europe ever went through was in the direction of liberty, but rather a movement towards tyranny (still is, in fact.) Europe is a moral midget. And Cohen is a moral relativist. Neither is adequate to the times we live in.
they wish...
Sounds like a lot of Europeans are delusional. That would explain a few things.
Cohen is a perfect representative of the kind of thinking that goes on in the upper reaches of the Democratic Party, and a prime example of why John Kerry faces a loss of McGovernite proportions in November.
Aside from the social status he would feel, I really don’t think Kerry would like being President, it’s not a part time job.
Kerry barely shows up for his job a Senator, he’s constantly on a few days of vacation.
I was talking to a couple of Canadians I work with and we were discussing the election. They were spouting off about how Kerry looked like he was going to win in a close election and were astounded when I told them that Bush would win and it wouldn't be close.
All they could reference was the Old Media, especially Old Media Canada...the worst of the bad. They had never entertained the idea that Bush might actually win, or had ever talked to anybody who held such a weird thought. They're worried now. LOL!