REMEMBER HOW ELECTING OBAMA WAS GOING TO MAKE ALL THE EUROPEANS LOVE US? French minister dresses down US at July 4 fete.

France’s top security official publicly dressed down the United States at the American ambassador’s July 4 garden party, denouncing alleged U.S. “espionage” of France and other countries, while the European Parliament voted to open an investigation.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls was guest of honor at the fete hosted by Ambassador Charles Rivkin Thursday. In a speech before hundreds of guests, he said that “in the name of our friendship, we owe each other honesty. We must say things clearly, directly, frankly.”

He said that President Francois Hollande’s demand for clear and precise explanations about reports of U.S. spying are justified because “such practices, if proven, do not have their place between allies and partners.”

Good thing we got rid of that dumb cowboy Bush. The Euros were always complaining about stuff he did.