Comments on: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Revisited: Europe swings right as America shoots left

By: EdGi

EdGi — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:02:58 +0000

I’m thinkin the Euros are not pleased with the Frenchiness plutocracy of the establishment party, and maybe a bit more cynical about ObIwon then many Americans are. I doubt you can read this as standing with US or the Israelis or giving up the welfare state. The Euros will continue to “watch the trains go by” as long as they believe that is essential to their well-being. They will continue to “go along-don’t make trouble” and allow the economic tricks as long as they see it benefitting them. We still are walking down the street, like in High Noon, alone, against the 4 horsemen of the apocolypse.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:15:33 +0000

There’s been a strong vote against the Spanish socialists and the English Labour Party. Other incumbent governments of the right and centre right (France, Germany) have found their vote has either stayed stable or increased. Maybe the people of the US will have to experience the results of an Obama administration before they get a feel of what “change we can believe in” really brings. The Spanish case is particularly instructive, since the socialists were swept to power in a wave of reaction against the then right wing govt in reaction to what were seen as its mistakes and lies over the war in Iraq and the internal war against terror.

It looks like the balance of seats in the EU parliament may be more centre-right than previously. How much difference will that make to the EU’s actual stance on economics and foreign policy? That’s another question, since the combined ministers of the national governments make the actual decisions, and those socialist govts are going to be in power still.

By: Sissy Willis

Sissy Willis — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:10:56 +0000

Oh, my papa . . .