World prefers Obama, America oblivious

Globally, Barack Obama holds a 4-to-1 lead on John McCain. In Canada 67% support Obama, while only 22% support John McCain. Saudi Arabia prefers Obama 50% to 19%, UK 60%-15% for Obama, Japan 66% to 15%. France 64%-4%.

On the other hand, McCain holds a small lead in the Peoples Democratic Republic of Lao at 25%-24%. McCain also leads in the Phillipines 28%-20%.

Meanwhile, back in America, where none of that matters to anyone, Barack Obama now holds a 52%-42% lead among likely voters, and a 52% to 41% lead among registered voters.

McCain won't go silently in to the night either, he's going kicking and screaming accusing Obama of being a socialist. (Hey, socio-democracy isn't that bad, most other first-world countries seem to have figured it out; Just ask Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, the UK...).

And Good on Colin Powell this week for rejecting the "He's an arab" claim as a reason to vote for McCain. So what if he was/is? Is it wrong to be Muslim in America? Recent polls actually suggest that American's look down their noses at atheists more than Muslims. So what's the problem. What if he was protestant, or Jewish, or goodness, Hindu! Who frickin cares. When it comes right down to it Barack Obama is an American and he loves his country the same as everyone else. Same goes for Muslim Americans, Jewish Americans, Asian Americans and on down the line.

Two weeks from now, barring recounts, which will inevitably occur in some states, we will know the outcome and whether all this polling really means squat.