[TChris]

The wisdom of our founding fathers became evident as the EU tried to do everything except “whatever America does.”

Exactly. They're not likely to create a successful union based in such large measure on anti-Americanism.

True principles work.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Neighboring EU countries are not, and will never be, nearly as much alike as are US states. This remains true even with the bitterest political and demographic balkanization in America. There is only one official language, only two functional languages, in the USA. Imagine if we had to deal with a distinct language and culture for each state. That the EU “works” in any sense is rather bemusing.