Another nice mess......

 

The way we see it across the pond is that Europe and the UK will not unite under a common federation for the simple reason that both are far too tribal to permit domination by any single country component. The lack of tribal society in the USA is precisely why our federation has worked as well as it has.

 

This is not to say that a looser and more flexible union is impossible. The lurking suspicion remains that Germany is intrinsically dominant, France is congenitally xenophobic and the UK does not consider itself a European nation. In short, the basis for unity among Anglo and European nations does not exist.

 

The type of organization the EU needs to develop is still evolving and will continue to evolve as long as internal and external threats to its legitimacy arise. Once such threat is the immigrant dilemma which was clearly the result of Germany projecting a self image of a refugee friendly country in need of skilled workers. This image may well prove to be the downfall of Angela Merkel, but it will not make the German people less dominating

 

It is not that the Yanks don't have problems of their own; a major one being Donald Trump. Indeed, the entire cast of characters who make up candidates for the American Presidency are third rate adventurers seeking personal objectives that have little to do with statesmanship, leadership of the free world and competence in meeting contemporary challenges.

 

Donald's critics are finally getting it. He is a bully. Both Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney have recently used that very word in describing his character. His bullying has decimated candidates like Marco Rubio (little Marco) and Carly Fiorina (who would vote for a face like that). He regularly labels Ted Cruz a liar which he justifies by stating that he had to degrade Ted when his polling statistics began to rise. Donald has insulted just about everyone from individual reporters like Fox's political commentator Meygan Kelly to groups of people like the entire Muslim world, the Japanese, Chinese and Mexicans.

 

The inevitable association between The Donald and Adolph Hitler has belatedly hit the market and the loony left is issuing Nazi salutes at his rallies whenever they see a media camera. It looks as if these protesters have got his number as they are appearing more frequently and in greater numbers at Trump political rally. Donald wants the police to arrest them all and has very carefully avoided taking matters into his own hands. Clearly, the protesters are organized but by whom remains unclear. Donald blames Bernie Sanders supporters for one incident, but there are a myriad of groups, minorities and organizations that would gladly plot his downfall.

 

The USA has endured campaign episodes like this in the past. The vitriolic protesters are nothing new in theme or in scope. Not surprisingly, these protests help Donald politically by showering him with free publicity and by making him look like a victim. He needs to keep his wits about him, however, lest he succumb to the temptation to involve his own security people in combating the protesters and thereby enhance the 'brown shirt' image.

 

Unless something dramatic happens, it looks like Donald will indeed be the Republican nominee for president. Dr Ben Carson recently bowed out and soon afterward endorsed Trump. Rubio and Kasich are miles behind in the electoral vote counts and have no hope of catching up. If Ted Cruz had his way, they would both drop out and give Ted the chance to campaign one on one against Trump. Ted must know by now that his still would have no chance of beating Trump in the remaining primaries.

 

There is some talk of having a brokered convention in which those people who have delegate votes would meet and agree to deliver the majority of their votes to someone other than Trump. This is feasible from the perspective that the Republican establishment seriously dislikes and fears Trump as a loose cannon and as a person who has promised to upset the prevailing legacy of 'going along to get along' in the House and Senate. The problem is, that any such brokerage would logically involve the next most popular candidate; Ted Cruz. And the establishment hates Tad as much as they hate Donald.

 

Talk about adding to the gaiety of nations