My roots are showing:
Whether or not the senator is a product of talk shows and is the very definition of a style that epitomizes the ideal of "change," Europe sees Barack Obama as the antithesis of George W. Bush. And confronted with the state of the world, this is something that makes all the difference. Seen from the Old Continent, Obama symbolizes the American spirit in the European heart. Barack Obama may not represent the full complexity of America, but he certainly represents the America that exists in the Europe’s wildest imagination.
Hat tip: William Kern.
The Dish 