ASSIGNMENT FOR OBAMA

Posted at 7:40 a.m. ET

Looking at all the foreign adulation heaped on the president-elect, it struck me that it has a common denominator - that America must change, America must do things, America must be this, America must be that, America must, America must.

So I have an assignment for Mr. Obama:  How about informing some of your foreign fans, especially on the European left, that maybe they might consider doing some things. 

For example, they might start by defending their countries, and allowing us to reduce our defense burden in Europe. 

They might also try to integrate Muslim immigrants into their societies instead of allowing them to act as fifth columns, so that Western civilization has a chance at survival. 

They might, instead of endlessly lecturing us on our social problems, start trying to add a little spice to their politics by asking, "Where is the European Barack Obama?" 

They might also examine their morality, especially when it comes to rushing to Iran to grab more contracts, and groveling before dictators, as long as there's profit involved. 

And they might occasionally express some gratitude to the nation across the Atlantic that has, more than any other force on Earth, made their recovery from two world wars possible.

That's for starters.  I have a longer list.  But some challenges thrown down before the white, leftist politicians of Europe by America's black president would be a wonderful  thing to behold.

November 6, 2008.