BREAKING: Spain Moves to Europe, Becomes U.S. Ally

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Tuesday October 13, 2009 · 12:07 PM PDT

2009/10/13 · 12:07

Spain, which until recently had been a Latin American nation, and whose Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wanted to "harm America", has joined the continent of Europe and become an American ally!

President Barack Obama welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (zah-pah-TEH'-roh) to the White House on Tuesday.

What a difference an election makes. You might recall that back in September of last year, candidate John McCain had flatly rejected talks with the then Latin American nation of Spain and its America-hating strongman Zapatero:

"Would you be willing to meet with the head of our government, Mr. Zapatero?" the questioner asked, in an exchange now being reported by several Spanish outlets.

McCain proceeded to launch into what appeared to be a boilerplate declaration about Mexico and Latin America -- but not Spain -- pressing the need to stand up to world leaders who want to harm America.

The reporter repeated the question two more times, apparently trying to clarify, but McCain referred again to Latin America.

Fearing that he'd been misunderstood, the McCain campaign issued a clarification the next day:

The McCain campaign insisted Thursday morning that the Senator meant what he said when, during an interview on Spanish radio, he refused to commit to a meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Zapatero.

Say what you want about candidate McCain, my friends, but the man had his principles and stuck by them! If you doubt me, you can tune in to one of his weekly TV shows any Sunday morning.

But now a new day has dawned, Spain can safely rejoin the European continent, become a NATO member, and Prime Minister Zapatero, former enemy, can break bread with our President. Now just try and tell me that elections don't have consequences!

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