Proper Treatment from Obama or McCain: Europe 'Can Always Dream'- by Jean-Claude Kiefer
If Europeans could vote on November 4th, Barack Obama would certainly be the next president of the United States. It's a question of charisma, no doubt, and the attraction of novelty, too, as the Senator from Illinois stands out from the "standard" America political class. But it's his whole being, not just because of his Afro-American origins.From Europe, an "Obama-Clinton" ticket would have had more sparkle. Did the Senator from New York even want such a tandem? Curiously - and contrary to custom - the convention in Denver will grant a major place to Hillary Clinton, who will be surrounded by her delegates. After tough negotiations with the party, she even won the privilege of hosting a "one-woman show" to present her ideas. It's as though Hillary Clinton is already preparing for the 2012 election, just in case Obama isn't elected.
There remains, however, some hope … or at least, wishes. For example, that the America of a John McCain or a Barack Obama changes its tone; that she stops constantly pushing for vain confrontations in the name of defending democracy, which is always trotted out whenever its economic interests - mainly oil - need preservation; and that it treats its European allies as partners.
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