One works the political front, the other the economic sell; when Brown struggles, Sarkozy steps in.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in the U.S. today to meet with President Obama and also to address Congress. This man, the political head of a country currently broker than the U.S., is here to convince the president and lawmakers that now is the time to redefine the world…economically, of course. This dire situation that many nations see themselves in is actually a golden opportunity, Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and all of these other desperate people would like us to believe. But you see, they are not suffering financially on a personal level… this new global economic order is just for us poor, defenseless folks… who will eventually come to a point where anything (a microchip in the head or hand to buy/sell/trade) sounds good for a bit of bread.

From Fox News:

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes to forge a “global new deal” with President Obama to rescue the world’s economy when he makes his first visit to the White House since Obama’s inauguration.

The Times of London reports Brown, who arrives Tuesday, will reportedly introduce a plan requiring massive spending on a worldwide scale.

The prime minister is expected to invoke the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who proposed the government-financed New Deal to confront the Great Depression in the 1930s, the paper reports.

“There is no international partnership in recent history that has served the world better than the special relationship between Britain and the United States,” Brown writes in an opinion piece published Sunday in the Times of London.

Brown’s 21st century deal calls for “universal action to prevent the crisis spreading” and “action to kick-start lending so that families and businesses can borrow again.” It also requires “reform of international regulation to close regulatory gaps” and “the creation of an international early warning system.”

Brown, who has hinted at increasing Britain’s tax cuts to boost that nation’s economy, is expected to present his proposal during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

Excerpt from Prime Minister Brown’s Op-Ed in the Times Online UK:

Globalisation has brought great advances, lifting millions out of poverty as they reap the benefits of economic growth and trade. But it has also brought new insecurities, as this – the first truly global financial crisis – underlines. Globalisation is not an option, it is a fact, so the question is whether we manage it well or badly.

I believe there is no challenge so great or so difficult that it cannot be overcome by America, Britain and the world working together. That is why President Obama and I will discuss this week a global new deal, whose impact can stretch from the villages of Africa to reforming the financial institutions of London and New York- and giving security to the hard-working families in every country.

I see this global new deal as an agreement that every continent injects resources into its economy. I believe that central to this new investment is that every country backs a green recovery for the future, that every country that wishes to participate in the international financial system agrees common principles for financial regulation, coordinated internationally, and changes to their own banking system that will bring us shared prosperity once again. And that, together, we must agree to reform the mandate and governance of global institutions to recognise the changing shape of the world economy and the emergence of new players.

It is a global new deal that will lay the foundations not just fora sustainable economic recovery but for a genuinely new era of international partnership in which all countries have a part to play. This programme of internationally coordinated actions includes six elements:

First, universal action to prevent the crisis spreading, to stimulate the global economy and to help reduce the severity and length of the global recession. Second, action to kick-start lending so that families and businesses can borrow again. Third, all countries renouncing protectionism, with a transparent mechanism to monitor commitments. Fourth, reform of international regulation to close regulatory gaps so shadow banking systems have nowhere to hide. Fifth, reform of our international financial institutions and the creation of an international early warning system. And last, coordinated international action to build tomorrow today – putting the world economy on an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable path towards future growth and recovery.

(Read the full article here…)

Much of what Prime Minister Brown says in his opinion piece is troubling, but just reading that bit above is enough to make one wonder… are this people consciously aware that they are laying the foundation for this future one-world leader the Holy Bible reveals as the anti-Christ?

Also, there’s a G20 meeting coming up in London in April (Source). I wonder who will sell out for what.