The French newspaper echoes what can only be called euphoria from America's allies and friends around the world at the prospect of an Obama presidency:
Obama should thank Bush in his prayers. Without him, America wouldn't be seeking a uniter - or even a redeemer. A man capable of bringing together men and women (one third of women voted for him and not her), Blacks and Whites, Blue (Democrats) and Red (Republicans). A man who pardons the original sin of the slave and who holds up a mirror to America in which she is beautiful, multi-racial and pragmatic. A man who will heal the gaping wound of the Iraq War and restore America's image in the world.
A little hyper-ventilating even for us Obamanians.
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