[continues] "America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit, and the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism."

What an incredible paragraph: "American diplomacy should continue to stand up for genuine democracy, freedom of expression, and unapologetic celebrations of European nations’ individual
character and history."

I imagine the local orthopedic surgeons are kept quite busy in these parts. I'm curious though, what is the purpose of the second running person?

He waved the chequered flag at the F1 Grand Prix in Qatar today.

Watching the highlights on Channel 4 and am wondering how much laughter there was on the live Sky F1 broadcast when a title came up identifying David Beckham, while Gary Neville, sitting beside Sir Becks, was just another Joe in the McLaren garage.

Amazing.

Over reliance on Earth... Give me strength...

Yeah it's funny how British "culture warriors" are licking their lips at the prospect that a hostile foreign power might attempt to destroy one of their most valuable cultural institutions.