Powell Among the Euroweenies -

Powell Among the Euroweenies - Powell gave selected left-wing European newspapers what-for yesterday.

It's not only fun to see the Bush administration responding to European leftist pusillanimity in the face of terrorism - but it also begs the question; was that as much a shot on behalf of the resurgent Euro right as it was for our own foreign policy?

The Dutch elections last week (more to come) were a resounding victory for the center-right. Italy and Hungary are already run by center-right governments, while elections in Germany last month indicated the Christian Democrats may have a rosy future. Even the UK's battered Tories are showing signs of life. The anti-EU, anti-unfettered-immigration message of the center-right parties is resonating with more and more European voters, to the immense consternation of the bureaucrats that run the EU, and the left-wing media that supports them.

The Guardian (the English newspaper in my link above) describes Powell as "...the most Europe-friendly figure within the Bush administration". Is it a coincidence that he's in Europe giving these interviews now?

More to come.