Obama is a democrat, he is a staunch altanticist (old boy network of Anglo-Saxon powers). P2prada is correct, I am afraid! Regardless of birth and ethnic backgrounds,. current crop of American leaders will continue to support their western credentials, uphold the civilizational kinship. And for that matter, even Latinos(including Brazil), hold a special bond with Europe. The entire Latin America speaks spanish and portuguese , they even do not have a language of their own. We cannot compare them with us. Throughout the Americas (from Alaska to Tiera Del Fuego), a kinship exists with the old continent. Nearly all Latinos have European ancestry.