JOHN HINDERAKER: So much for Europe: “I’m not being critical here; Germany is a country and Europe isn’t. It’s one thing to sacrifice for one’s countrymen, something else to sacrifice for those who share your continent, however friendly those other nations may be. That is as it should be. But it must be admitted that Germany’s action today mocks the pretensions of the Eurocrats who have been engaged in a slow-motion coup for quite a few years now.”

UPDATE: I should note that Germany is going it alone on other fronts as well. This may or may not turn out as desired.