Turkey Day Update

Whom to "poop-on-from-a-great-height" first? Local or foreign? Well ... of course, I must point out more French idiocy first. Then on to Nancy Pelosi, and finally Global Warming.

Segolene Royal, now really just known as Segolene -- sort of like Prince or the Artist Formerly Known as Prince -- is back in the news. She has taken to stumping with the theme of: "let France lead us into a glorious future" (or some such drivel) and encourages Britain to embrace France and the French-led drive for true European Unification. Part of her encouragement takes the form of emploring the English to avoid becoming a vassal state of the the United States.

Geddit? Play on Iraq-fears and the UK support for our folly, and tell them not to look behind the curtain (Wizard of Oz analogy) of European integration. Sego wants to take a core few countries a step further along the path to unity ... but a French-led unity. Hmmm. Despite the general feeling in the UK that they are now quite European, I would beg to differ: if the Brits ever really KNEW what the Frogs thought of them and what the Frogs are planning, they might suddenly feel quite insular. They would also have to consider re-learning that rusty school level French: you can bet that this would be high on the "unification" list of urgent requirements that Sego has planned. Also kiss off representational elections. More like the European Council farce.

Brits are used to some government meddling in their lives, but ultimately, they feel that enough's enough given provocation ... and they certainly don't feel that the pols in power have it right. That is in marked contrast to France and the Frogs. There, the government is essentially all-powerful (except when it comes to putting the Islamo-thugs in their place) and the peons do as they are told. Of course, they strike a lot and the CGT leaders would given the TUC nabobs kittens at their truculence. In fact, when you look at the actual working ethics of the man-in-the-street, as well as the individual goals they might have, you come to the conclusion that they are a lot closer to that of say, Joe from New Jersey, that Pierre from Montpellier. And not only because of the commonality of language.

Brits and Americans are not afraid of hard work and when that hard work directly puts cash in their pockets, they like it more. The UK is still a land of small businesses who are fiercely independent and hate government influence. France, to the degree it is still a land of shop-keepers (it is not), believes in regulation of the smallest detail of their lives and how to run their businesses. What hits the pocket book, hit home first. Ignore all other aspect of becoming more European -- if you can't control your destiny economically, you are not British. Which brings about a curious situation that a large percentage of the French under 35 want to immigrate -- at least in theory -- because of the complete lack of opportunity in France. Where to? Well, if you have any culinary skills, to the UK or ... the US. And increasingly, Frogs with computer skills are flocking to the US as the place where they can "make it."

So does the UK want to join the Frogs? As I discussed recently, the taxation issue poses the first step to true Europeanhood ... the loss of monetary control and submission to a vast welfare state.

I propose that instead of becoming Sego's vassal state, the UK BECOME a state -- or rather three or four of them, based on population and economic might. As a voting bloc, the UK would essentially be able to divide and conquer the US political system: the swing bloc. And, in the long term, be able to maintain their legal system, they morals, work ethics and a country free from the spectre of Islamic control. Yes, indeed ... Islamic control. You see, in the not too distant future France, Spain and other European countries will become essentially Islamic theocracies ... at least if they retain democratic principal long enough for the voting power of the Muslims to make itself felt. Where will you want to be when the Burqua becomes high street fashion? Orlando or Islamabad (ex-Rome or Paris)?

Brits like meat and potatoes -- so do we. Brits like their hols in the sun -- so do we. Brits like their beer -- so do we (and we all drink it pretty much the same now). Brits absolutely flip when they see the prices we pay for gas, food and clothes -- we are in shock at Euro-prices. Brits don't like someone telling them how and how much they should work -- nor do we. Brits like their lawns and houses -- so do we. In the basic things that we do say, watch, read and eat, Brits are far more like Americans than the French. When push comes to shove, both people are concerned about basic fariness and equity -- the French are only concerned with whether they can sell them some arms and a construction deal or two (surplus to your Swiss account).

The ease with which people have been able to visit the continent has made people far more comfortable with Frogs, Krauts, Dutchies, etc. than before ... but what Brits practice at home is more American. So join us and tell the Frenchies where to shove it. Surrendermonkeys. Which reminds me, Sego also mentioned a more vigorous European defense force; multi-country (I didn't use the word national anymore) armies, led and armed by ... the French of course. Maybe they will let the Brits make the paint. I just can't think of anything more ridiculous than a Englishman taking military orders from a Frenchman ... hoist the white flag!!!

What else? Hmmm. Nancy Pelosi had her butt handed to her (149-86) when the House dems rejected her nomination to House Majority leader. Phew, one asshole avoided. Now she is in a "catfight" to prevent Jane Harman (a one-time ally) from becoming the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (a contra-diction in terms if there ever was one). May she lose again: moderate dems and virtually the entire intelligence community have stated that her candidate, Alcee Hastings, is spectacularly inept and corrupt. You see, Hastings was IMPEACHED and removed from the Federal judiciary for conspiring to take bribes. Yup, those honest, hard working dems ousting those bad GOP types: Pelosi had vowed, if the Democrats were elected, to run the "most honest, most ethical" Congress in history. It took about 30 nanoseconds for Snow White to drift.... Oh wait, ... Alcee is black and you wouldn't want to run afoul of the African-American Caucus.... So Pelosi want us to accept a convicted CROOK as HEAD of our intelligence oversight?

And Charles Rangel has also stepped out into the limelight as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Can you spell "new taxes?" Welfare? And not because he is black, but because he is about as Liberal as they come.... Which brings me to the absolute ultimate in irony: Rangel stated that he would introduce legislation to re-institute the draft (again)!!! Yeah, baby! A Democrat trying to bring back the draft: and think about all those earnest (and ignorant) liberal college and high school students, dutifully voting as far left as they can manage -- and then finding out they have brought into power the only party that might put them in downtown Baghdad!!! I LOVE IT!!! Of course he won't get far -- the rank and file are fleeing from his doorstep as fast as their PAC-shod feet can move them. Oh, but don't forget Kerry telling the world in 2004 that if elected, Boosh would bring back the draft.

Lastly, the Stern Report on climate chaos published in Britain. A rather hysterical assemblage of haf-facts, mistruths and pure conjecture. As well as blatant lies.

I'll get to it next time.