The idea of a united Europe was always a fable of course, as some of us warned, and it was compounded by a policy of not hearing, seeing, or speaking any evil about the European ideal that was bound to lead to tears.
Everything is at stake. The fate of the world economy, and very likely the outcome of the U.S. election, now depends on decisions made across the Atlantic.
STRASBOURG, France (AP) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to temper his calls for the European Central Bank to play a bigger role in solving Europ...