French President Nicolas Sarkozy had also reportedly been jockeying for the honour amid speculation that Mr Obama would be looking more to Paris for European leadership.
Sarkozy has got to be joking, Obama Doesn't want a person that will say 'Non', 'Non', 'Non' at the drop of a hat.
He wants someone that will say 'Oui'. 'Oui', 'Oui' all the way home.
I think the yanks are trying to humour us. Does it matter who gets to see him first? We'd get more respect if Brown had played hard to get. We all know what happens if a feller rolls over and worships a female. Brown is just being a patsy!