"There's nothing special about Britain. You're just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn't expect special treatment." Thus a huffy State Department official in answer to a query by the Daily Telegraph about the Obama dis of Gordon Brown & Co. Michael Totten argues for the special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K.--“It’s not a Bush administration policy that’s up for review. It has existed longer than Barack Obama has been alive”—and for the firing of the moron brigade at State that allowed this to happen.

On the other hand, there’s case to be made for the State position: Britain’s already at the Euroweenie-terrorist mixer, waiting heart all a-flutter on her folding chair for the thrilling shoulder tap from Hamas and Hezbollah.

On the third hand, so are we.