The British aren't coming. They're already here. Latest stop is in Chicago to check in on Obama's own threadbare turf.

U.S. news outlets do the same thing, and the U.K. is suffering just about as bad. But we are known as the planet's richest nation, so no wonder the BBC is stalking our streets.

And you can always count on the BBC (or New Zealand's newshounds) for at least a literate account of who the hell has trashed our backyards.