"He believes in vigorous engagement around the world -- in dissing alliances, in comforting our adversaries..."

There, fixed it.

The Child President sure likes to bow when he's overseas:

http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-bows-again-this-time-after-his.html

What an embarrassment this guy is. If he would have been learned about the consequences of appeasement, maybe he'd stop all of this obsequious behavior. I wonder if he's ever taken a history class.

"Obama advertising weakness"???

He's a freaking billboard screaming "Kick me, I'm a pussy and I don't fight back."

I have NEVER witnessed a leader of the United States pander so hard to our adversaries.

Biden did say it would seem like he is not doing the right thing at first. I just keep wondering if it really is a strategy or if Biden was just covering for his complete lack of understanding.

Obama is certainly testing a new approach in foreign policy, at least for the United States. Unfortunately, this type of approach was tried by Neville Chamberlain and we all know what a failure that was for England.

Actually, you are insulting Neville Chamberlain by comparing him to Obama. When he Mr. Chamberlain saw what his policy had led to, he resigned and supported the war effort. Obama sees that his policies are failures and says that the cure is to do more of the same.

As the twig is bent, so grows the tree

Obama learned in Indonesia how to a "good" dhimmi is supposed to behave, now he regards himself as leading a nation of dhimmis.

Actually, you are insulting Neville Chamberlain by comparing him to Obama.

Actually I didn't compare the man Neville Chamberlain to the man Obama. I compared their approach to foreign policy. Some would call it appeasement.

The odd thing about Axelrod's explanation is that Obama is also committing blunders in his dealings with foreign leaders. He sent DVDs that couldn't be played to England's Prime Minister. He bowed to the Japanese Emperor while shaking his hand. He got caught leering at a young woman at a European ceremony.

Why does Axelrod want Obama to appear to be a humble fool? Vic, Steve, jim x, do you know why?

I figured that the AQ trial move to New York would get old Dick Cheney up on his hind legs and barking.

He smells jail time.

Vic

Sarah Palin should be put in jail too. Just because I'm so afraid of her.

"Obama learned in Indonesia how to a "good" dhimmi is supposed to behave, now he regards himself as leading a nation of dhimmis."

Listen up Amerikkka!

Yesterday's Ramirez cartoon captured it as well. Dear Leader is flipping you off, flipping our allies off, signalling our enemies of his complicity in a common goal-bringing evil US to our knees.

Obama is an utter buffoon and a laughing-stock. It is unbelievable that we are Mirandizing terrorists on the battlefield. His hatred of his own country is palpable.

The right wing fulminated that the president was being subservient to him, which they say is something an American president should never do, and ignored the history of presidents from Eisenhower to Bush doing the same thing to other leaders, including the Pope and French President Charles de Gaulle...who were not one and the same. But what it really was is a simple sign of politeness and respect, and it takes a great deal of cynicism and shallowness to see it as anything but that. When you're in a country that has different traditions, such as bowing, you make an effort to respect their customs, and if you enter a home where it's customary to remove your shoes, you do so. Even in our ever-casual society, people still like it when they are treated with simple respect. Only a bully and a coward would worry that showing someone else honor and respect is a sign of weakness.

Really? Please produce photos of past presidents bowing, looking down, with their torsos parallel with the floor. I'm waiting.

I call strawman argument on JC Hammer. But thanks for calling me names.

Plus Obama was not following the rules of Japanese culture when he bowed while shaking hands. He is showing disrespect by not knowing or not caring about the rules.

Obama is the new Ugly American.

I just saw this article on the Spectator site. I'm glad to see Cline and I agree on the one's buffoonery. Great minds. He makes the following point:

"Obama cannot even blame the Japan bow on proper protocol. It was anything but proper. It was so inappropriate that it even offended the Japanese."

I believe you hit your thumb with the Hammer, JC. How does it feel?

jc hammer[head] "When you're in a country that has different traditions, such as bowing, you make an effort to respect their customs,"

Do you mean like this?

Oh wait, that can't be, that nitwit was kissing the ass of a terrorist enabler and someone who had his hidden atomic facility bombed to hell.

Plus Obama was not following the rules of Japanese culture when he bowed while shaking hands. He is showing disrespect by not knowing or not caring about the rules.

Frankly, after Michelle Obama tried to put her arms around Queen Elizabeth, I think the Protocol Dept. just simply threw their hands up in dispair...

klrtz1 says Obama is an Ugly American.

Really?

Well I guess half right is an indicator of a start in the Right direction.

(For he's darned ugly, that's for sure!)

In my defense I have to say that you can be an American even if you weren't born here. Even if you refuse to put your hand over your heart for the National Anthem. Even if you wreck the American Dream for future generations by running up so much government debt they will be crushed by it. Even if you hate the America that is and desperately want to change it into Europe lite.

So, Obama could be an American.

He claims he's less belligerent overseas - is that why he's SO belligerent to those here who disagree with him?