Obama Snubs UK's Brown

In my daily perusing of online newspapers and blogs yesterday I found it amazing how many UK news sources are reporting that Obama “snubbed” the UK PM Brown in his visit to the White House this week. The reports stem from the White House cancelling a high profile rose garden press conference as well as a routine foreign dignitary state dinner and reception. To no surprise everyone in Washington and on Downing Street is downplaying the supposed “snubbing”. As we all know, it’s not whether or not Obama actually snubbed Brown that matters. What matters, is how the media reports the incident.

It will now prove to be more difficult for Brown to avoid the “America’s Puppet” label that awaits his return to the Isles.