What never fails to impress about the US President is that he is a natural statesman and modern day Cicero, who to my British eyes never fails to display anything other than grace under pressure. Almost a Hemingway hero made flesh.

The US is blessed to have him; whereas we for our sins have a Tory reactionary aristocrat as PM. Are we absolutely certain that Obama is n't British? Is there no genetic pull towards bacon and eggs or fish and chips? Nothing ? What about the weather, does he talk about the weather? Now that would make him a Brit.

If only he was, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.