One of my favorite sites is Varifrank. Today’s post is one of his best. He speaks of something Alex has covered before, and adds his own touch to.
Europeans, as Mark Twain noted, don’t have any grasp of the soul of Americans. Our system of government is unique in this world. Even our closest allies, Britain and Australia, are governed through a Parliamentary system which awards national leadership to the party in power. And our government is established to make things as difficult as possible for the government to change.
We also have a system where anyone can become President. And Europeans don’t really grasp that.
The audience of the people of Missouri, simply felt they could walk up to have their hats and t-shirts signed and their hands shook by a guy named George.
Who just happened to be – The President of the United States.
One of his commenters added his own touch.
It reminds me of the old joke about a European asking an American in Texas to take him to his master. The Texan spate and said, that son-of-a bitch ain’t been born yet.