If you’ve listened to any Democratic presidential candidate, you’ve likely heard them bemoaning the fact that we aren’t liked throughout the world, that we need to elect a Democrat for the world to like us again. Based on this article, I’d say that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown disagrees with that notion:

Mr Brown told the audience at Mansion House the UK had to work with “all those who share our vision of the future”, including Nato, the UN, the EU and the US.

He said: “It is no secret that I am a life-long admirer of America.

“I have no truck with anti-Americanism in Britain or elsewhere in Europe and I believe that our ties with America, founded on values we share, constitute our most important bilateral relationship.

“And it is good for Britain, for Europe and for the wider world that today France and Germany and the European Union are building stronger relationships with America.”

This follows French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s gushingly pro-American speech to Congress. Forgive me for being skeptical of the Democrats’ talking points but I don’t see alot of evidence that we aren’t respected. Forgive me but I don’t see the need in being liked as being more important than being respected. In fact, being respected is infinitely more important than being liked.

All it takes to be liked is to do what others tell you to do. Being respected often means doing things in our best interest despite knowing that we won’t be liked for doing what we have to do.

If the day comes that Democrats figure out the difference between being liked and being respected, then they’ll be worthy of running this country’s foreign policy. Until that happens, they shouldn’t be entrusted with that responsibility.

Technorati Tags: Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Foreign Policy, National Security, Democrats, Election 2008

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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   Comment by Butch — November 12, 2007 @ 6:10 pm