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European Socialists eager to work with U.S. Democrats
Reuters ^ | December 7, 2006

Posted on 12/07/2006 1:16:20 PM PST by West Coast Conservative

European Socialists promised on Thursday to work to rebuild Europe's strategic alliance with the United States now that the Democrats control Congress after last month's elections.

Socialist leaders attending a meeting of the European Socialist Party pledged that with the Democrats on the rise, strong ties could be renewed with the United States after years of cool relations with Republican President George W. Bush.

Howard Dean, chairman of the national committee of the U.S. Democratic Party, is attending the two-day conference together with the leaders of leftist governments of several countries and party leaders from across Europe.

"We are not anti-American, we want the real America, your America," former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, president of the European Socialist Party, said in remarks directed at Dean.

The Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994 in the mid-term elections, reshaping the political landscape ahead of the 2008 presidential race.

"Europe needs an America that is back on track," said Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates, whose country is hosting the meeting.

"We need, today more than ever, to reinforce and renew the strategic alliance between the United States and Europe," Socrates said. "We know that a stronger Democratic Party is key for this to happen."

Socialists, or centre-left governments, currently hold or share power in just over half of Europe.

Many European governments, not just Socialist ones, have above all been angered by Bush's war in Iraq and what has been seen as the U.S. failure to work with allies in international affairs.

They expressed hopes after last month's election for a new era of open dialogue on a more equal footing with Washington and the Bush administration during the final two years of his presidency.

Socrates said Dean's Democrats "should know that they can count on European Socialists" for support.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: communism; congress; democratparty; democrats; elections; eu; europe; socialism
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1 posted on 12/07/2006 1:16:22 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative

And this is news?


2 posted on 12/07/2006 1:17:04 PM PST by Taggart_D
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To: West Coast Conservative
Why wouldn't socialists work together?
3 posted on 12/07/2006 1:18:17 PM PST by Prokopton
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To: Taggart_D

Not to worry, neither socialist or democrats (same thing) are much for work.


4 posted on 12/07/2006 1:18:33 PM PST by dblshot
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To: West Coast Conservative

Didn't take long for the vultures to come around, did it.


5 posted on 12/07/2006 1:19:08 PM PST by twonie (Just because there are fewer of us don't mean we are wrong.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I just bet they are...


6 posted on 12/07/2006 1:19:48 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner ("Si vis pacem para bellum")
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To: West Coast Conservative

"Socrates said Dean's Democrats "should know that they can count on European Socialists" for support."
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What a comfort this is to me. I will sleep better knowing this (sarc)


7 posted on 12/07/2006 1:21:59 PM PST by xowboy (My Parents were Right.......Love It or Leave It.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
...Europe's strategic alliance with the United States ...

Sounds more like a suicide pact to me.

8 posted on 12/07/2006 1:22:27 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
"We are not anti-American, we want the real America, your America," former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, president of the European Socialist Party, said in remarks directed at Dean.

Listen Mr. POS Prime Minister, don't you DARE tell me I'm not a "real" American.
9 posted on 12/07/2006 1:22:30 PM PST by Steve_Seattle ("Above all, avoid the moor, where the powers of darkness are exalted.")
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To: West Coast Conservative

"We are not anti-American, we want the real America, your America,"

Translation:

We are anti-American, and only the "left" speaks for "Europe." P.S., give us money for our carbon credits.


10 posted on 12/07/2006 1:23:17 PM PST by Shermy
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To: West Coast Conservative

Maybe they want the demorats to tell them the secret of how to lower the unemployment rate.


11 posted on 12/07/2006 1:27:16 PM PST by Ben Mugged (Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Lol. What a headline!
Says all anyone needs to know!


12 posted on 12/07/2006 1:27:20 PM PST by nuconvert ([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business] (...but his head is so tiny...))
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To: West Coast Conservative
Where's the barf alert? Also, this sounds like a call by euro socialists to help undermine the rest of Europe.
13 posted on 12/07/2006 1:28:10 PM PST by Truth29
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To: West Coast Conservative
"Socrates said Dean's Democrats "should know that they can count on European Socialists" for support."

What kind of support!?


14 posted on 12/07/2006 1:28:28 PM PST by avacado
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To: West Coast Conservative
I would say the average American is as ignorant as a stump about what is really going on, how this world works, what the left agenda really is, etc.

And the more divorced we become from reality, the harder will be the fall.

15 posted on 12/07/2006 1:28:56 PM PST by Williams
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To: West Coast Conservative

We can't just blame the Democrats

Get ready for amnesty for 15-20 million illegals and a raise of the cap on income subject to payroll taxes (both of which our Republican President supports and will sign into law)...this will lay the groundwork for nationalized healthcare and further government expansion and tax increases

after all...after amnesty, we will have 15-20 million more citizens living in poverty and without health insurance...the government has to do something for them, right?

America is well on the road to socialism and has been since 1913...thanks to both parties


16 posted on 12/07/2006 1:30:23 PM PST by Irontank (Let them revere nothing but religion, morality and liberty -- John Adams)
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To: West Coast Conservative
Europe's socialists have never forgiven Americans for electing George W. Bush (or Ronald Reagan, for that matter)

And, when we elected a Republican Senate AND House of Representatives, their hatred for us grew.

They also think we are nuts because we actually rejected "Hillarycare".

I, for one, DO NOT want to end up like the French or the Germans or any of the rest of "Old Europe".

17 posted on 12/07/2006 1:36:09 PM PST by Michael Bluth
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To: West Coast Conservative

"European Socialists eager to work with U.S. Democrats"

That should read: "European Socialists eager to work with U.S. Socialists" "Democrat" is a euphemism.


18 posted on 12/07/2006 1:36:58 PM PST by RoadTest (Both manifestations of The Word Of God are alive and powerful.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, again and again and again...Socialists only control, they do not generate money. They are leaches on productivity and will never succeed in their quest for a utopia...only free people can live in harmony. People will not wake up until it's too late...


19 posted on 12/07/2006 1:41:01 PM PST by Edgerunner (Better RED than DEAD)
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To: Michael Bluth

Only one answer......the Atlas's must shrug.


20 posted on 12/07/2006 2:20:11 PM PST by OldFriend (FALLEN HERO JEFFREY TOCZYLOWSKI, REST IN PEACE)
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