For Europe, Obama revives positive image of America’s unique identity | csmonitor.com
Leading Paris writer Bernard-Henri Lévy saw two visions of America on Election Day: “The McCain-Palin duo regarded “American dream” as a golden age to rediscover. Obama sees it as a new age to be invented, a model ever in progress … a frontier to explore. In this sense, he is much more faithful to that pioneer spirit that is part of the greatness of America.”
Oh my gosh, what a wonderful article. America is so many things. We are dark and light in so many ways. But we are not simple, nor are we intractable.
