The long referendum campaign over whether to leave the European Union is getting underway in Britain, and the pro-Brussels side has recruited its first high-profile supporter: Barack Obama. At the recent G7 summit in Bavaria, to the delight of the Euro-elites, the president declared: “We are very much looking forward to the United Kingdom staying a part of the European Union because we think its influence is positive not just for Europe but also for the world.”

Positive, eh? We’re talking about the same EU here, right? The one that funnels cash to Hamas? That has declared its willingness to sell weapons to Beijing? That refuses to deal with the opposition in Cuba? That keeps dragging its feet on sanctions against Vladimir Putin? That EU?