G-20 We Surrender (I mean the U.S.)

Writer's commentary in Blue 

In the practice of the First Amendment let's take a look at the G-20 through my eyes.

The good -

1. President Obama is getting the rock star treatment, generally considered a good thing.
   
2. Mrs. Obama, the new Jackie Kennedy? Apparently.
   
3. Initial personal relationships between the President and other leaders - upbeat.
   
4. Everyone agrees that the recession is a bad thing. Quite a revelation.
   

The results -

1. Hundreds of millions of $$ will be given to the IMF. Who largely funds the IMF? Yeah, it's us.
   
2. The U.S. is criticized for causing the recession and is on a reckless spending spree to "fix" the global economic problems.
   
3. The Russians, Chinese, Swedes, British, French, Danes, and others have all refused to commit 2% of their respective GDP's toward a Euro bailout. (please refer to the IMF above.) Imagine me agreeing with Europe on spending issues. 
4. We are now telling the world that a radical Green movement, such as that which holds Europe captive, must thrive in America. The pop-science of the impending doom perpetrated by global warming will now drive energy policy in the U.S. Can we please agree on a sane and focused development and deployment of renewable and clean energy. My family and I have reduced our own consumption of energy by about 20% in the last 3 years.
5. The G-20 has formed a blue-ribbon panel, actually a red-ribbon panel, to establish guidelines for executive compensation and financial regulations. Global corporate compensation will then adhere to these new regulations. Bye-bye free enterprise.

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Comments from EU members in the last 24 hours

"The Washington Consensus is no more" as stated by British PM Gordon Brown.

"The world is moving on from Anglo-Saxon capitalism" - French President Sarkosy

"Now is a unique opportunity to move away from failed capitalism and transition to pan-socialism to give everyone equal access to wealth, services. etc..." - Danish Prime Minister A. Fogh Rasmussen

Translation: Europe can drive policy  and jam it down the throat of the U.S.

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Town Hall Campaign Stop in Strasbourg : I paraphrase the President.

• "The U.S. health care system is unsustainable and we can learn from Europe's more Socialist systems."
  
• "We must reach out to Muslims, be open minded with Iran, and embrace at the Chinese.Big applause over we will close Guantanamo, we will not torture." (President Sarkosy has agreed to take ONE detainee being released from Gitmo into France.)
  
• "America does not understand Europe's leading role in global politics."
• "America must be a fair and equal partner in settling global issues."
  
• To his credit, "Europe must participate in all issues of substance."
  
• "North Korea has been isolated by the aggressive and non-productive foreign policy practiced by the U.S. and now is the time to fix this."
  
• "The average American, and European, has a carbon footprint that is huge compared to the remainder of the world. We must reduce this misuse of energy in order to elevate the rest of the world's standard of living. Only when the Chinese and Indian citizen has the same access to prosperity as Westerners will the global economy be truly fair."  I guess the exportation of huge portions of our manufacturing base and IT service industries is not enough.
  
• "Trade must be without barriers." News alert! Somebody explain that to the EU.
  

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So I ask you. 

1. Iran is accelerating its nuclear program and ignores the global objections of the UN.
   
2. North Korea is spitting in our eye with the preparation of a missile launch. Or, maybe it is just a feint to test the new President. BTW, a phone call from China would stop the launch.
   
3. Russia and China continue to openly trade with Iran.
   
4. Chinese ships challenge the U.S. Navy in international waters with no consequences.
   
5. By agreeing (read-pandering to) with the world view of society, life will be fair and wonderful. Not to mention socialist.

The question becomes what will our President do to address these 5 issues? Of course, making nice-nice is at the top of the list; but show me actions that represent the resolve of the United States to manage worlds affairs to the betterment of our country first.

Where are George Washington, Abe Lincoln,Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan when we need them? Or, at least someone who has read about any one of them.

American Sovereignty is on the wane.