still amused by the response to Obama here…He would be a centre-right candidate in most of europe (most american democrats would be)….people think that when I don’t treat him like a saviour that I’m anti-Obama…not true…I just think people’s response here is overly optimistic…but with the tax rates he proposes, the prominence of his religion, his opposition to gay marriage, his complaints of ,the loss of american jobs’ (which implies tariffs and opposition to free trade) – as already noted these are not left positions in europe. I’m almost excited about the day when the euros will lost their naiveté and idealism when it comes to Obama and american politics…

He’s not a king. He’s an equal to the house and senate.