because most countries here don't have the same mongrel roots as the U.S. I doubt most of us would elect Obamas of our own.
Sometimes the US is called 'Babylon'... I think that it's always been a boon to this continent that it's been such a mashup. Musically, especially... if there were one thing about my place o'birth I feel strongly about it's that it's been an amazing cauldron of expression.