Cool. My last post to A Fistful or Euros ("Raise Your Hand If You’re Sick Of Hearing “Old Europe” and “New Europe”) was Instapunditted. I'm either pleased as punch or completely aghast whenever this New Europe/Old Europe thing comes up. Pleased because it gives me a reason to spout: I tried to quash this silly idea in Slate when it began gaining currency. Aghast because people keep saying it.

Who was it that said, "Don't have ideas, just have an idea"? So that's my idea. Don't mess with it!

Timothy Garton Ash's piece in the Guardian was great, by the way.