Perhaps The US Press May be Catching On

The New York Times has just written a piece regarding the difficulties that the Administration will face when it arrives in London next week and then travels throughout Europe. We have been arguing that for a few months now. It most likely will even be worse than anything that the US Press can imagine. The new policy in Afghanistan and the confusion over Iran and how to deal with the nuclear issue and then compounded with the fumbling on how to deal with the war on the southern border over drugs where the Administration says it is the US's fault, and on and on.

This meeting will top off his first hundred days by it being his first foray into international politics. Merkel and Sarkozy are not going to be as friendly as he would think and Putin and his entourage will test his metal at the first but only as a Russian can.

If the Administration thinks it has problems with those in its own party on the Hill, the Russians will challenge them in ways they have never seen before. They are brilliant at that. And all the while the Chinese, the rapidly evolving eminence grise of capitalism, are no longer smiling at the nouveau politique of the Administration, but they are seriously worrying about the world economy which they may very well inherit sooner than they had ever anticipated.

This will be a fun week. Then just to add spice to it all will be the mass of crazies marching the streets, ah good old Europe, home to all we hold dear in culture.

All the while Americans under 50 are asking what next the Government will do for them. Imagine an Andrew Jackson or a Daniel Boone writing back to Washington asking for help. I think not.