One is the son of a Kenyan goatherd, the other a son of Eton. One is called a socialist by his critics, the other is accused of wanting to destroy the welfare state. Could there be two more disparate leaders of the special relationship than Barack Obama and David Cameron? Only if you believe the caricatures. And only if you think the two are incapable of setting aside their cultural differences to pursue common goals.
There is indeed a vast difference between the personal stories of Obama and Cameron, just as there are chasms of culture between the President of the United States and the leader of just about every other country. For that matter, there is a cultural chasm between President Obama's childhood and that of just about every other elected official in Washington.
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