ENGLAND?  WHERE'S THAT AT? - AT 7:43 A.M. ET:  The press buzz continues in regard to the cool reception given British Prime Minister Gordon Brown by President Obama this week.  A poignant quote from Britain's leftish Guardian:

The idea of a "special relationship" between the US and Britain, above and beyond any other American alliance, is not just hackneyed. It is also, at this point, hollow and delusional. (Obama's as-if-by-rote recitation of the magic but ill-defined words yesterday does not alter this fact.) This does not mean that Britain is irrelevant: it is an important American ally, and is likely to remain so, especially at moments of crisis. But it is also one of several nations which fit that description.

COMMENT:  Sadly, that's about right in the age of Obama.  I'd be curious to see who does get a special greeting at the White House.

March 5, 2009