With Obama in the WH, the World Will Love Us

You silly Brits, I spit in your general direction

Obama is sure acting as if he can do without one of our closest allies, England.

First, Obama rudely returned the bust of Winston Churchill that was loaned to President Bush by the British embassy. When Obama came into office, the embassy offered to continue the loan for another four years. The Obama Administration response? Thanks but no thanks. The Brits of course saw this as the snub that it was.

Next, Gordon Brown visited the new president amid great expectations. First Obama slapped down the Prime Minister's expectations and didn't even hold the customary activities of a usual state visit. Then he added a little spittle to the slap with the customary gift exchange.

Here is the list of very thoughtful gifts that Brown had for Obama:

• A pen holder fashioned from the oak timber of HMS Gannet, a Navy vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.


• A framed commissioning paper for the HMS Resolute, a Royal Navy ship that came to symbolize British-American goodwill when it was rescued by the U.S. from icebergs and given to Queen Victoria. It is the sister ship of the HMS Gannet.


• A first edition of Martin Gilbert's seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill, whose World War II partnership with President Franklin Roosevelt symbolized the U.S.-Anglo alliance.

Here is the list of very thoughtful gifts that Obama had for Brown:

• A gift set of American classic movies on 25 DVD's.

Do you seen any problem as you compare these two lists? Brown's gifts were well-thought-out and intrinsically valuable. Obama's has the feel of a gift from a lazy boyfriend on Valentines Day that runs out at the last minute to buy the last-remaining wilted flowers. Brown, even if he is a movie buff - which is doubted, could've bought the same DVD's from Amazon.

Don't think that the British Press hasn't noticed the snubs. Just Google the terms "obama british snub" and see the fuss Obama has caused.

Just when is the world supposed to start loving us again?