While Obama works hard to clean up the mess from 8 years of Bush...improving the economy, 410ks, healthcare, financial reform, education, the list goes on...he is also improving the image of the U.S. around the world.

While U.S. citizens are apt to respond to the fear tactics of the conservative side of things, many in the international world are not so easily manipulated it seems;

"People around the world today view the United States more positively than at any time since the second Iraq war," said Doug Miller, chairman of international polling firm GlobeScan,

"While still well below that of countries like Germany and the UK, the global standing of the US is clearly on the rise again."


After a year, it appears the 'Obama effect' is real -Steven Kull, director of Pipa




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8626041.stm