Caught a report on FoxNews yesterday which centered on a manufacturer of solar panels in Massachusetts. This business was being hailed as a success story in the new Green Energy sector of American business; a small, American-startup which worked with state and federal authorities to get some financing (tax credits, low-interest loans and so forth), and then provided a community with 800 jobs. A great story, right?
Well, no.
Because that business is packing up and moving some of it's jobs...to China.
Why?
According to the Chief-Cook-and-Bottlewasher (paraphrasing);
"We can't compete because US demand for Solar Energy is down, and the Chinese have made a commitment (i.e. given us a much better bribe) to becoming the Green Energy capital of the world."
Well, the reason the 'demand for solar power' is down is because the demand for all energy is down. That happens in a recession, you idiot. Besides, solar power is more expensive that the dirty stuff that comes out of coal-fired plants, and that makes it even less attractive. In the realm of real-world economics, you would either go out of business, or have to find something else to do. Your response makes you sound as if you believe you have a right to stay in business, making a product fewer people want, while still making a hefty profit, funded by the taxpayer and the bank with more tax breaks and more cheap credit forever.
Here's a guy who gets free fucking money -- operating in an industry all the Earth-firsters claim is going to be the next Industrial Revolution, no less -- and he says he can't stay in business without a massive infusion of (free-to-nearly-free capital), tax breaks, and direct government subsidies. But in this day-and-age when automakers making crap for two decades can expect taxpayers to bail them out, or insurance companies that make risky investments and banks that waste money stupidly can still pay massive bonuses to under-performing executives, with taxpayer funds, how could we blame him for harboring such a stupid idea?
Naturally, when he can't get those things, he'll simply move to China. There, he will enjoy the added bonuses of not having to deal with labor and environmental laws -- not to mention shedding the responsibility of having to pay for any benefits whatsoever --after already having taken the taxpayer for the cash to start and establish his business, he now offers the same taxpayer (and his employees) a hale-and-hearty "Fuck You".
And a bunch of people in Massachusetts lose their jobs, adding to the general economic misery in New England. Incidentally, this is an example of exactly what those who adocate for the Green Energy industry want; the innovation and investment will occur in the West, financed by the Western taxpayer, the actual production and employment will occur in the East. The West will lose moneyand see it's economy shrink, the East will gain jobs and it's economy will rise to meet that of the West, the playing field will be evened, and that's how World Socialism will be brought about --- in the guise of Capitalism.
The 2010 midterms cannot come fast enough, if only because they represent a shred of hope that some people who understand economics will come to the fore, and rescue us from Congresscritters who think their first priority is to ensure the entire country gets a free enema at the Mayo Clinic, rather than fixing the fundamental economic and legal issues that are making us uncompetitive.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Terrorist Whack-A-Mole...
You know that carnival game, Whack-A-Mole, where mechanical furry creatures poke their heads out of a few cutouts in a tabletop and you try to whack them with a plush mallet? Listening to all the talk about terrorism nowadays, I get the impression that our so-called leaders are playing that game right now...and they don't realize it.
First, Bill Clinton bombed some aspirin factories in Sudan, in an attempt to get Osama Bin Hidin'. All he accomplished was to chase Osama to Afghanistan, where Al'Qeada hit us again with the September 11th attacks. G.W.B sent troops to Afghanistan to get OBL, and chased him into Pakistan, and now Obambi is using drones to pop terrorist scum in Pakistan and chasing them to Yemen.
And now all the talk in terrorism is about Yemen being the new front in the Overseas-Contingency-Operations-on-Man-Caused-Disasters. But it shouldn't be; if you chase Al'Qeada into Yemen, it'll fight for a while, then melt away to reform someplace else with a weak government and enough head-cases to adopt Islam, like Somalia or Algeria or something. We'll spend forever chasing them from country to country, and we won't be getting any closer to the source of the problem.
The problem is Radical Islam. It's an ideology that has grafted the political to the religious. The problem began in Iran with Khomeini, it has spread across the world -- thanks to the Saudis and their link with Wahabbism -- and it is firmly established in Europe... and American Prisons.
The Undibomber and Richard Reid were not radicalized in Yemen; they were recruited in London. Most of the 9/11 bombers were not radicalized in the Middle East, but in the capitols of Europe. Jose Padilla was not converted in Mecca, he was converted in an American prison. They learned the ideology of jihad outside of their native lands, for the most part. This is what we're fighting; an idea, and when you are fighting ideas, you have to fight twice as hard so as to make that idea mighty unattractive to future generations.
Fuck Yemen. It's an insignificant shitstain on the world map. The only good things to come from Yemen are syphilis and flies. Hardly worth the time or energy to 'save', let alone conquer. "Defeating" Al'Qaeda in Yemen will not bring us one step closer to destroying Islamofacism, it will not bring 'stability' to the Middle East, and it won't shut down a 'recruiting ground' for Al'Qaeda; it'll just waste a lot of bullets.
Concentrate on where the real problem is; there are millions of disaffected, young Muslim men walking the streets of the U.S. and Europe. They become disaffected (and angry) because they are encouraged a not to assimilate, and b) because they don't assimilate they never feel a part of their host society....and begin to resent it. They begin to become easy targets for the Imams. In Europe, outright racism is often to blame -- the French don't mind Algerians when they're out of sight, paying the taxes that let a Frenchie retire at 40 with free medical insurance, driving taxis and cleaning sewers, but they don't want to rub elbows with them in the local cafe. In the U.S. the association of Islam with the Civil Rights movement (a battle that is already won, but is continually re-fought nonetheless by the Poverty Pimps, because they get rich in the process) continues to foster an "Us vs. Them" mentality that is attractive to those who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from America.
They find Islam an attractive ideology because it appeals to their sense of deprivation. They believe it offers the answer to their feelings of isolation and persecution. That it very often fosters those feelings in order to recruit disciples in the first place is another argument altogether.
Fix those problems (either by encouraging assimilation, or a program of massive deportation)before you decide invading another worthless country is the answer. Don't just hunt-and-annoy terrorists -- fucking kill them and make sure the world sees what it means to screw with Uncle Sam. Don't negotiate with Iran -- fucking flatten it, and do it in Prime Time so the world sees that we're serious about the security of Israel and our Allies. Don't let the Saudi's off scott-free because we want to buy their oil -- make them clean up their own mess, and then let's drill for our own oil right here and put them out of business. Don't let the same conditions that allowed the rise of radical Islam in Europe to establish themselves here; we should be out in the streets protesting Islam, we should be making life very uncomfortable for Muslims, we should be encouraging a program of "Assimilation or Deportation", and telling the truth about what Islamofascism really stands for.
Islam has never solved any one's problems, it has merely made them worse. If the West is not determined to fight for it's very survival by the same tactics that it used to defeat the Nazis, then we will be doomed to a continuous future that resembles the present: there will be more Undibombers, or future-Colonbombers, or Minature Toy Chihuahua Bombers, we'll still be sending soldiers around the world to be shot at and maimed in gun battles with no tangible results, and we'll spend enormous amounts of treasure while we're at at it. Islamofascism will still stand, and it'll still be drawing people to it's banner.
Make the effort to destroy the ideology by showing that it is, ultimately, a hopeless path; it must be shown to be bankrupt -- morally, spiritually, materially, politically, militarily -- before people begin to loose faith in it. Once they've lost that faith, they will no longer support it. The only way to encourage that loss of faith is to do some very mean and disgusting things that send a message that cannot be misread -- this is what we are willing to do in our defense, and to bring about your your defeat. You dare not screw with us.
Stop playing games. Start whacking people. In very large numbers.
More: The BBC agrees. Also, Islam one step closer to classification as Mental Disorder.
(H/T JammieWearingFool)
First, Bill Clinton bombed some aspirin factories in Sudan, in an attempt to get Osama Bin Hidin'. All he accomplished was to chase Osama to Afghanistan, where Al'Qeada hit us again with the September 11th attacks. G.W.B sent troops to Afghanistan to get OBL, and chased him into Pakistan, and now Obambi is using drones to pop terrorist scum in Pakistan and chasing them to Yemen.
And now all the talk in terrorism is about Yemen being the new front in the Overseas-Contingency-Operations-on-Man-Caused-Disasters. But it shouldn't be; if you chase Al'Qeada into Yemen, it'll fight for a while, then melt away to reform someplace else with a weak government and enough head-cases to adopt Islam, like Somalia or Algeria or something. We'll spend forever chasing them from country to country, and we won't be getting any closer to the source of the problem.
The problem is Radical Islam. It's an ideology that has grafted the political to the religious. The problem began in Iran with Khomeini, it has spread across the world -- thanks to the Saudis and their link with Wahabbism -- and it is firmly established in Europe... and American Prisons.
The Undibomber and Richard Reid were not radicalized in Yemen; they were recruited in London. Most of the 9/11 bombers were not radicalized in the Middle East, but in the capitols of Europe. Jose Padilla was not converted in Mecca, he was converted in an American prison. They learned the ideology of jihad outside of their native lands, for the most part. This is what we're fighting; an idea, and when you are fighting ideas, you have to fight twice as hard so as to make that idea mighty unattractive to future generations.
Fuck Yemen. It's an insignificant shitstain on the world map. The only good things to come from Yemen are syphilis and flies. Hardly worth the time or energy to 'save', let alone conquer. "Defeating" Al'Qaeda in Yemen will not bring us one step closer to destroying Islamofacism, it will not bring 'stability' to the Middle East, and it won't shut down a 'recruiting ground' for Al'Qaeda; it'll just waste a lot of bullets.
Concentrate on where the real problem is; there are millions of disaffected, young Muslim men walking the streets of the U.S. and Europe. They become disaffected (and angry) because they are encouraged a not to assimilate, and b) because they don't assimilate they never feel a part of their host society....and begin to resent it. They begin to become easy targets for the Imams. In Europe, outright racism is often to blame -- the French don't mind Algerians when they're out of sight, paying the taxes that let a Frenchie retire at 40 with free medical insurance, driving taxis and cleaning sewers, but they don't want to rub elbows with them in the local cafe. In the U.S. the association of Islam with the Civil Rights movement (a battle that is already won, but is continually re-fought nonetheless by the Poverty Pimps, because they get rich in the process) continues to foster an "Us vs. Them" mentality that is attractive to those who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from America.
They find Islam an attractive ideology because it appeals to their sense of deprivation. They believe it offers the answer to their feelings of isolation and persecution. That it very often fosters those feelings in order to recruit disciples in the first place is another argument altogether.
Fix those problems (either by encouraging assimilation, or a program of massive deportation)before you decide invading another worthless country is the answer. Don't just hunt-and-annoy terrorists -- fucking kill them and make sure the world sees what it means to screw with Uncle Sam. Don't negotiate with Iran -- fucking flatten it, and do it in Prime Time so the world sees that we're serious about the security of Israel and our Allies. Don't let the Saudi's off scott-free because we want to buy their oil -- make them clean up their own mess, and then let's drill for our own oil right here and put them out of business. Don't let the same conditions that allowed the rise of radical Islam in Europe to establish themselves here; we should be out in the streets protesting Islam, we should be making life very uncomfortable for Muslims, we should be encouraging a program of "Assimilation or Deportation", and telling the truth about what Islamofascism really stands for.
Islam has never solved any one's problems, it has merely made them worse. If the West is not determined to fight for it's very survival by the same tactics that it used to defeat the Nazis, then we will be doomed to a continuous future that resembles the present: there will be more Undibombers, or future-Colonbombers, or Minature Toy Chihuahua Bombers, we'll still be sending soldiers around the world to be shot at and maimed in gun battles with no tangible results, and we'll spend enormous amounts of treasure while we're at at it. Islamofascism will still stand, and it'll still be drawing people to it's banner.
Make the effort to destroy the ideology by showing that it is, ultimately, a hopeless path; it must be shown to be bankrupt -- morally, spiritually, materially, politically, militarily -- before people begin to loose faith in it. Once they've lost that faith, they will no longer support it. The only way to encourage that loss of faith is to do some very mean and disgusting things that send a message that cannot be misread -- this is what we are willing to do in our defense, and to bring about your your defeat. You dare not screw with us.
Stop playing games. Start whacking people. In very large numbers.
More: The BBC agrees. Also, Islam one step closer to classification as Mental Disorder.
(H/T JammieWearingFool)
The Rats Were the First off the Titanic, Too...
So, Chris Dodd has announced his retirement? It's about two years too late, if you ask me, and it's not all about "spending more time" with his family, and it's not about giving another democrat a chance in the Senate, as he tried to imply. It's about Chris Dodd being to slimy for even democrats to support anymore.
The up-side for Dodd is that, well, at least he won't have to defend his (abysmal and near-criminal) record anymore. He won't have to say another word (he hopes) about sweetheart mortgage deals, under-valued Irish real estate, fucking up on Fannie and Freddie, and slipping provisions in bills to ensure that fat cat morons at AIG get exorbitant bonuses for running their company into the sewer, paid with taxpayer money. Besides, he's already dodged that 'Ethics" bullet. It's speaks volumes to the man's sense of propriety that he gives the speech in front of another piece of pricey real estate; his Connecticut home -- a converted and refurbished 1850's schoolhouse. I wonder if Senator Dodd used his good offices to swing a sweetheart deal from the local school board for that one? A man who supposedly 'fought for the little guy' quits on him in front of a million-dollar home.
Whatever Dodd might say in public, the truth of the matter is that he simply understood that he could not win a general election run. His own support amongst democrats had eroded to about 33% (I think that's Rassmussen), and it's rumored that the democratic bigwigs have been pressuring him, behind the scenes, to pack it in. The slime was too thick, too sticky, it couldn't be washed off. You could, as Barack Obama used to be fond of saying, put lipstick on this pig.
Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.
And is isn't rather ironic that Sen. Dodd's father was once hounded out of office under a cloud of scandal? I guess the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole, does it? That probably means that the sort of damage-control speech he gave today was simply old hat.
More: Here's a take from Ed Driscoll at PajamasMedia on Dodd's resignation,and what it means to dems. And in what is only the first of many such pieces (all of which will be absolute nonsense), Tea Party supporters take credit for Dodd's downfall. The jury is out on that one; that Dodd was simply too scummy to 're-invent' himself one last time is probably closer to the truth.
Update: Blanche Lincoln has 'retired', and so has Byron Dorgan. That's one Healthcare vote victim, and another Mortgage Scandal on the democratic (small 'd' intentional) scoreboard. Smelling blood in the water? Don't get too excited; the GOP lineup is not much better.
The up-side for Dodd is that, well, at least he won't have to defend his (abysmal and near-criminal) record anymore. He won't have to say another word (he hopes) about sweetheart mortgage deals, under-valued Irish real estate, fucking up on Fannie and Freddie, and slipping provisions in bills to ensure that fat cat morons at AIG get exorbitant bonuses for running their company into the sewer, paid with taxpayer money. Besides, he's already dodged that 'Ethics" bullet. It's speaks volumes to the man's sense of propriety that he gives the speech in front of another piece of pricey real estate; his Connecticut home -- a converted and refurbished 1850's schoolhouse. I wonder if Senator Dodd used his good offices to swing a sweetheart deal from the local school board for that one? A man who supposedly 'fought for the little guy' quits on him in front of a million-dollar home.
Whatever Dodd might say in public, the truth of the matter is that he simply understood that he could not win a general election run. His own support amongst democrats had eroded to about 33% (I think that's Rassmussen), and it's rumored that the democratic bigwigs have been pressuring him, behind the scenes, to pack it in. The slime was too thick, too sticky, it couldn't be washed off. You could, as Barack Obama used to be fond of saying, put lipstick on this pig.
Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.
And is isn't rather ironic that Sen. Dodd's father was once hounded out of office under a cloud of scandal? I guess the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole, does it? That probably means that the sort of damage-control speech he gave today was simply old hat.
More: Here's a take from Ed Driscoll at PajamasMedia on Dodd's resignation,and what it means to dems. And in what is only the first of many such pieces (all of which will be absolute nonsense), Tea Party supporters take credit for Dodd's downfall. The jury is out on that one; that Dodd was simply too scummy to 're-invent' himself one last time is probably closer to the truth.
Update: Blanche Lincoln has 'retired', and so has Byron Dorgan. That's one Healthcare vote victim, and another Mortgage Scandal on the democratic (small 'd' intentional) scoreboard. Smelling blood in the water? Don't get too excited; the GOP lineup is not much better.
Blogging Light and Late...Real Life Intrudes...
Busy, busy, busy this morning into the afternoon. I've got some important-employment-related things to do, and won't be around to get any blogging in most of the day.
But don't worry -- my evil elves are keeping an eye open for crap that might pique my interest (and bile!), and I'll be back later this afternoon to vomit up some caustic commentary!
This is your chance. all three of you, to go get a life outside of this blog. Seize the opportunity, eh?
But don't worry -- my evil elves are keeping an eye open for crap that might pique my interest (and bile!), and I'll be back later this afternoon to vomit up some caustic commentary!
This is your chance. all three of you, to go get a life outside of this blog. Seize the opportunity, eh?
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
We Need More Teachers Like This...
Mike Adams explains why all men are created equal...-ly annoying.
Well, This Explains Much...
Men Know When they Are Aroused, Women May Not.
Expect a new round of designer, female aphrodisiacs to be developed by Big Pharma. All of them with a host of side-effects, one of which will most certainly be diarrhea (diarrhea is always one of the side-effects. You'd think by now someone could invent a drug that didn't make you crap like a bullard). So, now you'll be aware of your previously-unnoticed arousal, and have loose bowels. Sooo romantic.
I wonder if those drugs will be covered under Obamacare?
Seriously, there's some scientists out there with too much free time (and someone else's money) on their hands.
Expect a new round of designer, female aphrodisiacs to be developed by Big Pharma. All of them with a host of side-effects, one of which will most certainly be diarrhea (diarrhea is always one of the side-effects. You'd think by now someone could invent a drug that didn't make you crap like a bullard). So, now you'll be aware of your previously-unnoticed arousal, and have loose bowels. Sooo romantic.
I wonder if those drugs will be covered under Obamacare?
Seriously, there's some scientists out there with too much free time (and someone else's money) on their hands.
Obama Assassination Plot Foiled...
You mean them crazy White, Right-Wing, Gun-loving, God-Clinging, Bible Thumpers plotted to kill Obambi on Inauguration Day?
Ummm, not quite...
But remember: the people who told us the "System Worked" are on the job. They certainly know where to find terrorists, so Da Prezzz should be nice and safe.
(H/T to Lumpy, Frumpy and Grumpy)
Ummm, not quite...
But remember: the people who told us the "System Worked" are on the job. They certainly know where to find terrorists, so Da Prezzz should be nice and safe.
(H/T to Lumpy, Frumpy and Grumpy)
Muslim-Only Airport Lines...
(H/T to the ClosetConservative).
Great idea! Only, I'd rather Muslims not be allowed anywhere near an airport at all, and if they must fly, that they do so on Muslim carriers.
And so long as they're leaving America on those flights, I think we can dispense with all that stuff about buying one-way tickets with cash...
And for all of you who might scream about the gross violation of Civil Rights that this idea suggests, I say this:
I will stand up for your (Muslim's) right not to be hassled or singled-out, just as soon as you stand up for my right not to be atomized in Coach.
If you (Muslims) truly wish to be a part of this society, if you really, really, REALLY want to be Americans, and enjoy all that comes with that, you're going to have to make an effort to assimilate. You're going to have to turn in your crazy brothers and uncles. You're going to have to stop murdering your wives and daughters because they wear lipstick. You're Stateside now; you're shitty, outdated, barbaric, fucked-up-beyond-all-belief-apeshit-crazy cultural norms don't apply here. We don't go for vaginal mutilation to insure fidelity, for example. We don't hold with the idea that you can shout "Death to America" in the Mosque and then expect America to embrace you in public. Get with the program. The problem is not US, it's YOU.
Until you do, until you stand up to the disease that came with your culture (Islamic Radicalism) don't be surprised that people view you with suspicion, and even hatred.
I know that not all Muslims are suicide bombers, but it appears that all suicide bombers are Muslim. Fix that, and then we can talk about Civil Rights, because without the sense of security that comes from a peaceful and law-abiding community, there ain't no civil discourse, and there ain't no civil rights.
And Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a whining poverty pimp who will shill for whoever pays him today. What an asshole.
Great idea! Only, I'd rather Muslims not be allowed anywhere near an airport at all, and if they must fly, that they do so on Muslim carriers.
And so long as they're leaving America on those flights, I think we can dispense with all that stuff about buying one-way tickets with cash...
And for all of you who might scream about the gross violation of Civil Rights that this idea suggests, I say this:
I will stand up for your (Muslim's) right not to be hassled or singled-out, just as soon as you stand up for my right not to be atomized in Coach.
If you (Muslims) truly wish to be a part of this society, if you really, really, REALLY want to be Americans, and enjoy all that comes with that, you're going to have to make an effort to assimilate. You're going to have to turn in your crazy brothers and uncles. You're going to have to stop murdering your wives and daughters because they wear lipstick. You're Stateside now; you're shitty, outdated, barbaric, fucked-up-beyond-all-belief-apeshit-crazy cultural norms don't apply here. We don't go for vaginal mutilation to insure fidelity, for example. We don't hold with the idea that you can shout "Death to America" in the Mosque and then expect America to embrace you in public. Get with the program. The problem is not US, it's YOU.
Until you do, until you stand up to the disease that came with your culture (Islamic Radicalism) don't be surprised that people view you with suspicion, and even hatred.
I know that not all Muslims are suicide bombers, but it appears that all suicide bombers are Muslim. Fix that, and then we can talk about Civil Rights, because without the sense of security that comes from a peaceful and law-abiding community, there ain't no civil discourse, and there ain't no civil rights.
And Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a whining poverty pimp who will shill for whoever pays him today. What an asshole.
How To Speak Tea Bag...
This was posted on NPR's site.
You know, whenever the "Other Side" attempts to be cute and funny, they simply become more annoying. This video is so childish it should probably be run on Saturday Night Live, where the ever-more vacuous ersatz-cognoscenti of today would find it bladder-busting hysterical.
The guy who made that cartoon probably actually does think that way, that Tea Partiers are simplistic,nose-picking, knuckle-dragging morons who lack an understanding of the nuances of liberal ideology.
Actually, we're much smarter than you could ever hope to be. We understand it far better than you do. We're just not dumb enough to believe in it. Like you are. Also, we don't like people who insult us. Remember: we're those bitter, Bible-thumping clingers Obama warned you about -- with guns.
You should be quite circumspect about insulting someone in possession of the means to put a fairly-large hole in your ass, Sir.
You know, whenever the "Other Side" attempts to be cute and funny, they simply become more annoying. This video is so childish it should probably be run on Saturday Night Live, where the ever-more vacuous ersatz-cognoscenti of today would find it bladder-busting hysterical.
The guy who made that cartoon probably actually does think that way, that Tea Partiers are simplistic,nose-picking, knuckle-dragging morons who lack an understanding of the nuances of liberal ideology.
Actually, we're much smarter than you could ever hope to be. We understand it far better than you do. We're just not dumb enough to believe in it. Like you are. Also, we don't like people who insult us. Remember: we're those bitter, Bible-thumping clingers Obama warned you about -- with guns.
You should be quite circumspect about insulting someone in possession of the means to put a fairly-large hole in your ass, Sir.
This is Why You Should NEVER Give Crappy Gifts...
The Brits just shoved one up Obama's pooper.
Of course, the President's defenders will take a look at that 2008 date and claim that the Undi-bomber was still George Bush's fault.
Obama has gone out of his way to poison the once-special relationship between Great Britain and the United States, to the point of humiliating Gordon Brown on several occasions, and even bowing to Saudi Princes -- but not to Queen Elizabeth. It's almost as if he doesn't want the British around, and if it wasn't for the fact that Britain is carrying the majority of the "European" load in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think Obama would like very much to cut them loose.
Why is a mystery.
He's done the same, to a lesser extent to Sarkozy and Merkel. He does so at his own peril because it will lead to some unhappy consequences:
Europe (despite everyone's recent emphasis on Yemen), and especially Britain, is really Ground-Zero for terrorism these days. Not only should the President be paying more attention to the Trans-Atlantic alliances, he should be mending fences with Brown, Merkel and Sarkozy, even if it means holding his nose. It will be Europeans who will help us win the War on Terror, not a bunch of illiterate, unwashed camel-fuckers in San'a or Kandahar.
Of course, the President's defenders will take a look at that 2008 date and claim that the Undi-bomber was still George Bush's fault.
Obama has gone out of his way to poison the once-special relationship between Great Britain and the United States, to the point of humiliating Gordon Brown on several occasions, and even bowing to Saudi Princes -- but not to Queen Elizabeth. It's almost as if he doesn't want the British around, and if it wasn't for the fact that Britain is carrying the majority of the "European" load in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think Obama would like very much to cut them loose.
Why is a mystery.
He's done the same, to a lesser extent to Sarkozy and Merkel. He does so at his own peril because it will lead to some unhappy consequences:
Europe (despite everyone's recent emphasis on Yemen), and especially Britain, is really Ground-Zero for terrorism these days. Not only should the President be paying more attention to the Trans-Atlantic alliances, he should be mending fences with Brown, Merkel and Sarkozy, even if it means holding his nose. It will be Europeans who will help us win the War on Terror, not a bunch of illiterate, unwashed camel-fuckers in San'a or Kandahar.
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