"When Gordon Brown talks about the United States, he rarely fails to mention the many summer vacations he has taken on Cape Cod. Perhaps more than any British prime minister since Winston Churchill, he exudes a personal fondness and admiration for America, and he says his experiences there have helped make him a committed 'Atlanticist'," writes the New York Times.
"Months ago, British prime minister Gordon Brown was promoted by admirers as the man to save the world from economic catastrophe. Now he has his hands full just trying to save his own job," writes the Los Angeles Times. "Brown has come to Washington this week as head of a government saddled with economic indicators in freefall and poll numbers to match. Whether he can stop the rot with reflected glory from a president who enjoys rock-star status on this side of the Atlantic remains to be seen ... [Barack] Obama is likely to be cautious about embracing Brown's enthusiasm for coordinating fiscal policy, or overhauling global bodies such as the International Monetary Fund. And in age and charm Obama actually has more in common with Conservative party leader David Cameron, the man who wants the 58-year-old Brown's job and, if current polls hold, is likely to get it."
"British prime minister Gordon Brown arrives in Washington this week to press a 'global new deal' that he hopes will shore up his sagging poll numbers at home and solidify his place as the international leader of efforts to surmount the deepening financial crisis," notes the Washington Post.
