Countries Voting in Pro-American Leaders
Posted in International News
May. 12, 2008 at 13:54
by BrendaBee
A Townhall.com commentary refutes the so called anti-American wave and the hysterical cries that the United States is losing influence in the world. Newsweek and The New York Times are best at leading these "America is hated" parades. So here is one for followers of that nonsense. BB***************************************
May 12, 2008 A New Conservative Tide
—Michael Medved
With Newsweek running a cover story on "The Post American World" and Democrats complaining that President Bush destroyed our influence abroad, it's instructive to consider a recent string of election successes for foreign candidates who support our values and our policies.
In Canada, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ukraine and France the parties identified as "pro-American" swept to important victories. Most recently, the conservative candidate in Italy, Silvio Burlesconi, won a smashing triumph to return to power and Rome elected its first right-wing mayor in 50 years. Then in local elections throughout Britain, the Conservatives thumped the ruling Labor Party, 44 percent to 24 percent, and turned out the anti-American mayor of London, "Red Ken" Livingstone. The global trend favors politicians who back free markets and welcome U.S. leadership--hardly a sign of a "Post American World."
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