Europe welcomes George W. Bush;
Thousands of Slovaks defied swirling snow and a bitter wind to wait for several hours to hear Mr Bush speak in the heart of their capital, Bratislava.
"We love him," said Arlena Turceanova, a 47-year-old lawyer, bursting with the pride felt by many Slovaks that Mr Bush chose their little country for his third and last stop. "He is president from a great country. It is wonderful that he comes here."
The Slovak prime minister, Mikulas Dzurinda, set the tone when he introduced Mr Bush to the crowd with an implicit comparison to the late Ronald Reagan, who devoted much of his presidency to combating and denouncing the Soviet Union. For the White House, it was a reassuring reminder that Mr Bush's stock remains high in New Europe, as Donald Rumsfeld, the defence secretary, famously described the more recent East European members of the EU and Nato.
h/t Ezra Levant, who's waiting for the CBC coverage.
Why we waste time on Old Europe when we have New Europe on our side is beyond me.
The eating is better in Paris,Brussels and Strasbourg,along with better shopping and hotels.
I thank you for noting this, as a Slovak-American (living in Canada ...)