I mean, you lucky bastards had like no government for two whole weeks! Ok, fine, I realise it was only a “partial shutdown”, but hey – if I could partially impede the devil I totally would. It’s a step in the right direction after all.

But really, I say you don’t know how good you have it, because at least you don’t have to witness what we here in Britain would describe as the “omnishambles” that is the European Parliament – and pay for the privilege of being a part of it at that! The federalist dream/nightmare (delete as appropriate) that has come to pass in Europe has become such a farce in recent years that we are now at a stage where the parliamentarians in Europe are not even provided with the relevant text to read before voting on a motion.

Don’t believe me? Watch the video below to see UK Independence (UKIP) Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) complain that they had not yet been able to read the amendments to the motion on the table. The response from the speaker’s chair?

Still, at least the (unelected) President of the European Council has become adept at brevity in his speeches  If only the rest of Europe’s bureaucrats gave speeches like this, Britain wouldn’t have to fork over some $100bn+ a year for the privilege of membership.

So next time someone tells you, “Man… that Obama sure is a state-loving socialist weight on America!” Remember, at least you got to elect him, and at least his speeches come with little pantomimes built in.

Love From,

Occupied Europe

Raheem Kassam is the Founder and Editor of the fast-growing classical liberal website TrendingCentral.com  He tweets at @RaheemJKassam and you can follow TrendingCentral on Facebook.