Obama Surrenders to EU

Forget the threats from Iran, Russia, North Korea and al Qaeda. They may die of laughter at the sheer ineptitude of Barack Obama. Two weeks in to his lame duck presidency, mired in scandal, unable to get out of his own way and just dying for some waffles, our fearless leader has surrendered on another promise and caved in to the Euroweenies.

Way to man up, Barry.

Seems like only some weak-kneed Republicans are afraid of this pantywaist.

The European Union warned the US yesterday against plunging the world into depression by adopting a planned “Buy American” policy, intensifying fears of a trade war.

The EU threatened to retaliate if the US Congress went ahead with sweeping measures in its $800 billion (£554 billion) stimulus plan to restrict spending to American goods and services.

Gordon Brown was caught in the crossfire as John Bruton, the EU Ambassador to Washington, said that “history has shown us” where the closing of markets leads — a clear reference to the Depression of the 1930s, triggered by US protectionist laws.

Last night Mr Obama gave a strong signal that he would remove the most provocative passages from the Bill.

“I agree that we can’t send a protectionist message,” he said in an interview with Fox TV. “I want to see what kind of language we can work on this issue. I think it would be a mistake, though, at a time when worldwide trade is declining, for us to start sending a message that somehow we’re just looking after ourselves and not concerned with world trade.”

Uhhh, so like, uhhh, never mind what I, uhhh, said.