Tea Party, Earl Grey, Hot

I think I like David Cameron, the new British Prime Minister.  Read this and tell me an American conservative / Tea Partier couldn't have said it (albeit probably without the capitalization of "government"):

 Her
Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government and I have
accepted. Before I talk about that new Government, let me say something
about the one that has just passed.

Compared with a decade ago, this country is
more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we
should all be grateful for and on behalf of the whole country I'd like
to pay tribute to the outgoing prime minister for his long record of
dedicated public service.

In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where
no party has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing
problems - a huge deficit, deep social problems, a political system in
need of reform.

For
those reasons I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the
Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.

I believe that is the right way to provide
this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent Government
that I think we need so badly.

Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders that want to put
aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the
national interest.

I
believe that is the best way to get the strong Government that we need,
decisive Government that we need today.

I came into politics because I love this
country. I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in
public service.

And I
think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our
really big challenges, to confront our problems, to take difficult
decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions, so that
together we can reach better times ahead.

One of the tasks that we clearly have is to
rebuild trust in our political system.

Yes that's about cleaning up expenses, yes
that is about reforming parliament, and yes it is about making sure
people are in control - and that the politicians are always their
servant and never their masters.

But I believe it is also something else. It is
about being honest about what Government can achieve.

Real change is not what government can do on
its own - real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together,
works together, where we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves,
to our families, to our communities and to others.

And I want to help try and build a more
responsible society here in Britain. One where we don't just ask what
are my entitlements, but what are my responsibilities.

One where we don't ask what am I just owed,
but more what can I give.

And a guide for that society - that those that can should, and
those who cant we will always help.

I want to make sure that my Government always
looks after the elderly, the frail the poorest in our country. We must
take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions we have
ahead.

Above all it
will be a Government that is built on some clear values. Values of
freedom, values of fairness, and values of responsibility.

I want us to build an economy that rewards
work. I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger
communities. And I want a political system that people can trust and
look up to once again.

This
is going to be hard and difficult work. A coalition will throw up all
sorts of challenges.

But
I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government
that our country needs based on those values - rebuilding family,
rebuilding community, above all, rebuilding responsibility in our
country.

Those are the
things I care about. Those are the things that this government will now
start work on doing. Thank you very much.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1277599/UK-ELECTION-2010-David-Cameron-Nick-Clegg-make-Downing-Street-debut.html#ixzz0nllBWGaB

Obama Saves Euro?

From here.

Okay, so if Obama went to a great deal of trouble to save the Euro . . . why?  What's in the Euro for us, long-term?

I love certain European countries, but to my mind a united Europe is like China . . . either a great friend or a great adversary or both.   A true European hegemony represents an unpredictable shift in the balance of power.   One can easily imagine a situation in the future where the ChiComs, self-interested Putin-esque authoritarian post-Soviets, and EuroSoc are in general agreement on some matter, and the United States stands alone (provided we don't follow the European socialist example).

Should that day come, we'll rue the day we saved the monetary tool that was meant to allow for a united Europe.