The power of the American leader over the entire world population is quite stunning. This unhappiness with how this power has been wielded leads some in Europe longing for the ability to vote in November--against Bush. From the NY Times:
"People say, 'I'm very frustrated that I can't vote in the U.S. elections, because these are the ones that affect my way of life more than anything else,' " Ken Dubin, a political scientist at Carlos III University in Madrid, said in an interview.