Let's see, the pop star who got everyone mad about smarting off about planes hitting the White House is a Swede (look up "Swede" in search) and 'ol Hans is a Swede. Anything really smart coming out of Sweden lately?
Sweden just elected a right of center gov't, I think. So maybe there is some glimmer of hope. Then again, Chirac is the head of the "conservative" party in france *groan*