Only when the continent is cut off by fog, as the press headline once put it about the murky weather in the Channel. Mr Blair’s former economic adviser, Derek Scott, said only yesterday, signing up to the new EU Constitution would “entrench Europe’s economic failings and drag Britain down too.”

Curiouser and curiouser, Sam Brittan of the Financial Times wrote in April about our promised referendum on signing up to the Constitution: “A No vote will not destroy the EU but be a signal that over-centralisation has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished.”

What makes that especially interesting is that Leon Brittan, his brother, was at one time vice-president of the EU Commission.

Och aye. Well, that was just my sensitive nature; I know how some British people react allergically when reminded that they are Europeans.

Mind you, it would be pretty low of HMG to carry through with the plan to disband the regiment now, after sending them on this mission. I hope they’re not doing it to save on pensions expense…

If you don?t, that?s great news — Europeans can then pull their troops out of Afghanistan

Only Afghanistan? What about Iraq, in particular the Black Watch troops just moving into the “triangle of death”, apparently after an American request?

Or something different, guess who is at least partly financing your deficit? Without having any numbers, a substantial amount is probably coming from Europe. If you continue like that one day we’ll (together with a bunch of countries in Asia) own you

If you don’t, that’s great news — Europeans can then pull their troops out of Afghanistan.

But then, as the Bush administration decided long ago that the country in which al Qaida had its base (n.p.i.) and in which Osama bin Laden might well still be hiding really isn’t important in the War Against Terror, that shouldn’t cause any hardship.

Did we ever really need you? The anti-american rants have an effect on everyone, not just Europeans.

Don’t scare me so! For a moment or two there, I was really concerned…

Claudia

Somewhere it says as much as Bush is better than Kerry because under Bush the US will fight the war themselves and American soldiers will die, while under Kerry it would be much more difficult for Germany not to send soldiers.

At the same time he says the “war against terrorism” is crucial for Germany as well. Just as long as Germany doesn’t have to pay for it in any way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3958665.stm

has an explanation.

Apparently they are cutting costs. Which is kinda funny, these elections being the most expensive ever in the USA. Kerry’s site is still accessible, though.

I’m just wondering why, is all. I hope to find a silly explanation that makes Bush look utterly stupid.

Not that he needs any help.

Claudia