Obama must wish he were Cameron. You reach out and get things done | Timothy Garton Ash

A growing centre ground is not reflected in the strident partisanship of Congress and the media. The US is the loser

When "David" and "Barack" reported to the press on their cordial meeting at the White House earlier this week, they did not reveal whether they had discussed their respective domestic politics. If they did, Obama must have been green with envy. For at home, the British prime minister has the politics that the American president both wants and needs.

Obama, like Cameron, is a...