Forget the transatlantic differences...read the following report on how Obama spent Thanksgiving and imagine, if David Cameron ever got in to power, how would he handle it?
I believe his glib PR comments would be shown to be woefully inadquate.
This isn't natural territory for Brown either as he obviously feels uncomfortable with such displays.
Yet, I think Cameron's almost genetic inability to empathise with people at the sharp end would be clear.
So, can we have a few more human moments in our political pantomime please? It's where the clear blue water lies.
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