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In the lead-up to the USA mid-term elections next week, Australian newspapers pour over every shift in public attitude.  You’d be surprised at how closely the political race is followed.  Yet as the world’s remaining superpower - and as Australia’s ally - America remains central to many interests.

Yet there’s a lot of antipathy. 

In The Australian Financial Review columnist Graham Barrett captured it well. 

“Yet while Bush remains in office the US will be possessed by a crisis of authority and credibility even as it remains for a while the only superpower; a quarter of the global economy; a military force bigger than the next 10 powers combined and at least a generation ahead in technology; more patents and Nobel prizes than any other nation; a dedication to research, innovation and inventiveness.”

Is it because it’s easy to dislike the biggest kid on the block, even when  you depend on him to protect you from the real truants?