Recent content by Michel Gilson

Our surname originated in Normandy and it said that there were soldiers who came with William to Hastings in 1066.

Ireland, dominated for centuries by the English.

My ancestry is Norman/ French. I once heard William the Conqueror described as a Frenchman with the blood of his Scandinavian ancestors running through his veins. The Normans were masters at adopting to whatever culture they conquered.

Based on that definition I would definitely be an optimist. However I would consider myself an optimist rooted and grounded in reality.

No. Simply because Israel is not part of Europe. A member of the EU should be part of Europe.

Unfortunately not only France but most of Europe cares little for religion. The Great Cathedrals of Europe are sadly for the most part empty.

Metropolitan and Continental are probably two of the most consistently used.

I tested Centrist on the Conservative Libertarian border.

As the lesser of two evils is still evil, the lesser of two (or more) incompetents is still incompetent.

In the 19th century a British observer noted that Americans have a penchant for selecting 3rd rate men to be their presidents. While their are exceptions to the rule, the exceptions only prove the rule. George W. certainly fits the rule.

While I am not a Bush supporter at all (father or son) there have been many worse presidents. The current president is by far the worst and let's not forget Jimmy Carter, Millard Fillmore, James Buchannan, Zachary Taylor and Franklin Pierce. George W. and His father on certainly on the lower...

Could an American citizen be EU president? A failed governor of California would hardly be a good candidate for EU president, though I am sure this was suggested in jest.

Question: Does anyone think it is possible to have an European identity though they were born in America of European immigrants? Though living in the States I seem to identify more with Europe that my native land, hence my interest in this site and forum.

If even only 20% of unemployed Muslim immigrants are members of terrorist organizations and receiving Belgian social security that is "spooky" let alone 40%.

I thought that that was the whole idea behind the theory of the European Union.