Obama has yet to finalize his itinerary for Europe. However, he is already set to skip Brussels, the capital of the modern united continent, for the traditional symbols of economic and military power: London, Paris and Berlin.
All those European capitals' leaders have expressed a willingness to adapt their schedules to see the American politician whose sky-high approval ratings in their countries are at least as good as their own. Polls reveal that if they could vote in the United States, between 53% and 72% of the British, French and German public would pull the lever for Obama...
Some of the salivating over Obama in Europe is rooted as much in his profile as an energetic and deft politician with a classic liberal agenda as in the overwhelming yearning of Europe to see a change, any change, in the political direction of the United States.
In expectation of Obama's visit, London's Observer last weekend printed an editorial titled "The world is waiting to love America again."
Europe awaits Obama with open arms - Los Angeles Times
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