This EU summit could be one of the most boring or the most interesting yet, according to political pundit people. A lot of "bread and butter key issues" (Tony Blair) and "concrete results" (various) will be discussed and achieved. The key, concrete, realistic, bread and butter issues that concern real people include "absorption capacity," (how many new countries can be let in), "transparency" (how much of the EU meetings will be on TV), and "constitution treaties" (how much the politicians can get away without having another referendum.)

I think this is what is happening - the Austrians don't want much absorption capacity, the English don't want much transparency, and no-one wants to have a referendum about anything because the few citizens who care vote against anything new.

But look! They found a live rock rat in Laos. They thought this species has been extinct for 11 million years. Look at him. He's saying, "What? Leave me alone! VC killed my parents! Jeez. Can't a guy get a break?"

Here's a picture of them.