As I would not be any man's slave, neither would I be any man's master. This to me is the essence of democracy.
- Abraham Lincoln

US/European Relations Any Excuse to Dislike

Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld ruffled European feathers last week when he dismissed Germany and France as "old Europe." But Rumsfeld has nothing on America's war party pundits. Ever since Europe's two dominant governments made it clear that they would not be rushed into a war -- or a UN vote on a war -- conservative columnists have been indulging in an orgy of anti-Europeanism.
· Ruffled European feathers [Motherjones]