And Pat Buchanan Is Running

And Pat Buchanan Is Running for Franco’s Old Job In Spain
South China Morning Post via Google News.

Conservatives now run Portugal (link requires registration), after a narrow win over the Socialists in weekend elections. Now, a European Conservative is more like a DLC-style Democrat in this country — don’t think that Lisbon is being run by a Goldwater.

Nevertheless, this is big news. And there are more elections set for a host of Western European nations this year. Expect to see similar results — an anti-EU (or at least anti-something) backlash is brewing across the Continent.