So, Barack Obama is currently touring Europe. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: Europe, why? Doesn’t he detest the Old Continent?

Well, yeah. Judging by the way he has treated Europe ever since he became president, at least.

Apparently, however, he now feels we’re somehow of vital importance for his agenda. (You wonder whether his dismal approval ratings at home have anything to do with this trip, but that as an aside) So he graces us with his presence. Oh my, how wonderful: the almighty himself has arrived. (I guess that means that the end of Europe is indeed nigh; nigher even than most of us thought)

The British newspaper the Telegraph reports that British PM David Cameron and Obama have dubbed the relationship between their two countries, which was once known as “the special relationship,” as the essential relationship.| MORE ›

This is an excerpt of my latest post for Hot Air.

Tory leader David Cameron has caused somewhat of a controversy in Britainby saying he does not want former Prime Minister Tony Blair to become president of the European Union. Is there a president of the EU, you might ask? Why no, not as of yet, but Brussels has decided it should have more power and that, in order to have it, it also needs to have its very own president.| MORE ›

Chris Stirewalt:

Indeed, as the GOP looks to reinvent itself after appalling losses last year, some Republicans are flirting with the Tory conservatism of Cameron and his team.

The strong conservatism of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1990 hasn’t been the norm for British Tories since World War II.| MORE ›

In his latest column for the National Post, David Frum describes Canadian PM Harper as the only conservative on the world stage at a time of crisis.| MORE ›

The Daily Telegraph reports:

Parliamentary authorities, overseen by Michael Martin, the Speaker, gave secret permission for some MPs to over-claim for thousands of pounds in home loan interest in deals that led to the systematic abuse of the taxpayer-funded expenses system.| MORE ›

When the financial crisis first hit Great Britain, the Tories were divided about what to do: one group said leader David Cameron should launch a massive war against Prime Minister and former Chancellor Gordon Brown, since he was the man who ruled the country’s treasury when the government acted irresponsible, resulting in this year’s massive crisis.| MORE ›