To find a suitable act to perform at the upcoming historic U.S. presidential inauguration, America had to go to… England?
 

That’s not to say Americans won’t be performing as well, but the newest act rumored to be playing the inauguration is British R&B star and singer of infectious pop songs Leona Lewis. She gained fame on the British talent show The X Factor and earned a place in our hearts (and on endless repeat in our heads) with the song “Bleeding Love.”
 

Of course, just because Lewis is from across the pond doesn’t mean she isn’t an Obamamaniac. Before the election she was even quoted as saying, “I think Obama is amazing. He’s just so cool and articulate. Nothing fazes him.”
 

But at such a momentous U.S. event shouldn’t we be looking for someone a little more American Pie than British scone? I know Beyonce is hankering for the job… and if she isn’t American self-promotion at its best, I don’t know what is.
 

Unless, of course, Bleeding Love is a metaphor… for the bleeding economy?