From a reader:

Jonah,
just to give you an impression why German public opinion favors Obama that
much… The following are three covers of Der Spiegel from this year:
http://www.spiegel.de/static/epaper/SP/2008/30/ROSPANZ20080300001-312.jpg
(Headline: Germany Meets the Superstar – an allusion to “Deutschland sucht
den Superstar”, the German version of American Idol)
http://www.spiegel.de/static/epaper/SP/2008/7/ROSPANZ20080070001-312.jpg
(Headline: The Messiah Factor – Barack Obama and the longing for a new
America)
On the other hand, this week’s cover:
http://www.spiegel.de/static/epaper/SP/2008/35/ROSPANZ20080350001-312.jpg
(Headline: The Cold Warrior – Why McCain could still beat Obama)
To be fair: The McCain coverage isn’t (yet) as harsh as the Bush coverage
has been over the last eight years. But still…