Special relationship or relationship of convenience?

Gordon Brown and President Obama met in America today, repeating the lines we've all heard before about Britain and America's "special relationship". However, I doubt if the sayings about this special relationship match the feelings of President Obama. Pres. Obama's suspected feelings towards the British have been well reported. I'm sure that Britain and America will continue to work together efficiently, but I don't think it'll be the type of relationship that there was when Bush and Blair were in office.

I hope that the relationship between us and the USA is maintained, especially in such difficult times as I truly think Pres Obama will turn things around in the US and I personally wouldn't mind being part of that, even in a distant way.