Whoever said laughter is the best medicine was never laid up in an outpatient situation.

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the link. It's a good piece, perhaps a bit long (even for my tastes) Brooks probably could have edited it down to one page if he tried.

Europe has another thing going on which Brooks failed to mention and that is the humongous immigration from the east.

The "old world" Europeans love America and Americans. The newbies despise us, because they still carry marxist baggage or islamic fundamentalist baggage with them.

Take Germany for instance. Almost ANYONE can get a visa and apply for residency from political prosecution or what have you. These folks will not only be welcomed - but will be provided an apartment and basic minimum wherewithal.

The difference is this - none of them can vote, ever.

This has created an unnatural burden on the German workingman - and they feel this practice must cease. Yet the cultural shift to a more marxist/green psycho-a-thon has already occured due to this influx.

So the British shift and the EU shift is clearly to the left - where the newbies will take them all into the abyss.

As America knows, europeans aren't exactly problem-solvers, but rather procrastinate in a very orderly and professional manner.

Get well quick Tom,

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