BOTH SOFIA SIDESHOW and Merde in France note that the warm reception received by President Bush from Easter Europeans isn’t getting much attention elsewhere. (Here’s a CNN story, though you have to scroll down to find out about the cheers.)

Strangely, Eastern Europe seems to be more of a repository of Western values than most of Western Europe these days.

UPDATE: Emmanuelle Richard has an interview with Merde in France.

UPDATE: Innocents Abroad has more — and scroll down for an additional post.