tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post5997194027105426956..comments2024-01-13T10:12:47.756+00:00Comments on Ranting Stan: The devil you knowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-28895506126695920812008-10-28T09:18:00.000+00:002008-10-28T09:18:00.000+00:00Incidentally, if the Republicans do lose it won't ...Incidentally, if the Republicans do lose it won't be because of George W Bush. It will be because they chose, in my opinion, a feeble candidate.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-69762365222844105222008-10-28T08:09:00.000+00:002008-10-28T08:09:00.000+00:00It's certainly an interesting question - equally y...It's certainly an interesting question - equally you could ponder on why is it that, as the EU aspires to be some sort of United States of Europe, the EU prefer to adopt a political system more like the Soviet Union? If you are looking to create a federation of states then the obvious thing to do is to choose a successful model rather than one which has repeatedly failed. Of course, even the US model will not work in Europe as the nations are too well established and diverse to integrate into one collective whole - the US had the advantage of being a federation of unestablished states.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007863347348182876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34993014.post-91019814913560293332008-10-27T20:42:00.000+00:002008-10-27T20:42:00.000+00:00Actually, I kind of like Hastings' brand of anti-A...Actually, I kind of like Hastings' brand of anti-American lunacy. The sheer crudity makes it obvious that it's not about policy. What these people really hate about America is that even the slack-jawed, six-pack drinking proles get treated as actual citizens, instead of as, well, Europeans.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, the question remains: in so far as EUtopia has been run by exactly the kind of super elite philosopher kings Hastings slobbers over for at least forty years, how come the US beats the EU senseless on just about every metric imaginable?DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446322024174274621noreply@blogger.com