Olli Rehn. Ever hear of him? In case you haven't, Rehn's a Finn and an E.U. commissioner. The London Express reported that Rehn's job a couple of days ago was to threaten the British. Prime Minister David Cameron, in a very impolitic spasm of national self-interest, declared that Britain wasn't going along with the French and German-driven aim to vest more power in Brussels. So Rehn, looking every inch the green eyeshade bureaucrat, came before cameras to make it clear that Britain's veto of the Brussels (read French and German) power grab was of no account. Never mind that Britain as an E.U. member has a veto like other E.U. nations. Evidently, a veto can be exercised as long as it doesn't interfere with the E.U.'s master plan. Here's what Rehn said, in that oh-so bland way bureaucrats have when making threats: "If this move [the British veto] was intended to prevent bankers and financial corporations in the City [London] from being regulated, that is not going to happen. We...(Read Full Post)