Why is This Less Obvious to Americans?

clipped from www.sfgate.com In Mexico City, hairdresser Susan Mendoza's eyes lit up when she learned Obama had clinched the nomination. "Bush was for the elite. Obama is of the people," she said.

Of course, in America, the narrative is bass-ackward on this point -- the scion of a millionaire DC power broker is supposed to be the "regular fella" and the son of a single working mother's the "elitist."

It's official, US politics as they stand right now are completely insane.