Europe and in particularly Germany has embraced the Democratic party since JFK. I am not sure if it is that the European's relate to a liberal party more-so than a conservative party. The prudent student of history knows that the Iranian situation we have today is due to Jimmy Carter's regime. The man made way for the current leadership in Iran as we know it today. The American economy started to take a downward spiral because of Bill Clinton's NAFTA agenda. Since JFK there has not been a democratic President that has done anything but damage the American people. It is a disgrace that one of our Seawolf Submarine's bears the name of the Peanut farmer, but that is my opinion only. Ronald Reagan was not liked much by the German's either, yet the American economy was never better during his Presidency. The sales of BMW and Mercedes Benz vehicles were at an all time high in the 80's. The German's cannot thank the peanut farmer for that. It is puzzling though, that the German's seem to denounce certain President's like Reagan and both Bush's, and paint them as "war mongers" of some sort. Yet the German's have an intense history of war mongering themselves in starting both world wars. There is an air of Irony and some hypocracy if this is truly the case.
G.W. is not the best President we have had. Iraq was a mistake because you cannot liberate a people that does not desire it. But at the very least America has not suffered an attack since 911, and I give G.W. credit for that. The House and Senate has a lower popularity rating than does the President amongst American's and it has a democratic majority. This tells me that the people are sick and tired of both parties in general, as well they should be. Both parties are guilty of "burning the candle at both ends." The only viable solution to improve America and foreign relations will be a strong independant party that holds the vision of the American Constitution first and foremost. Then amendments have to be made to limit terms for the Senate and to ensure political corruption has no place in serving the American people. I am a firm advocate of withdrawing troops from Europe and Japan. WW2 has long been over along with the Cold war, so it is high time that America scales down and brings those resources home. The money could be spent it much better ways even from a military standpoint. So as long as our German friends no longer start world wars and keep making great beer and mediocre cars, I say tho them, "Ich bin ein Deutchlander..."
