Americans Popularity Abroad

A friend of mine who voted for Bama recently suggested he was elected primarily to restore our standing with the rest of the world. My contention was that if that was the case that's a poor reason to choose one's president. Who cares what the rest of the world thinks of you as long as you are doing what's right by the people of this country?

Nevertheless, Candidate-In-Chief Bara Bama has accomplished exactly that. Almost every country in the world holds Americans in significantly higher regard, and believes Bama will do what's best for the world when leading the United States in global affairs, and often by as much as a 6:1 margin over Bush. And all Bama had to do was go on a world tour apologizing for the last 8 years and saying things like we neglected to acknowledge Europe's leadership role in the world... blah, blah, blah.

But ask the average American if they have a more or less favorable opinion of the French or Germans when those countries elect new leaders and you will get indifference. Why? Because the truth is that America is special - we are the lone superpower in the world and what we do is more important to world affairs than what anyone else does. Media in other countries carry he water for Bama just like the media does here, so of course public opinion abroad is tainted favorably toward Bama.

The liberal media is a global sensation, even when it is state-controlled, to slant toward an American President who is willing to capitulate to any other country and concede when the better course is to lead. Bama's weakness is what's popular, not his willingness to be part of the global diplomatic theater.

Collectively the world is being sold on this guy because by nature its nations are inherently adversarial, and what's bad for American interests is good for everyone else's, or so goes the perception and populist message abroad.

The real question is, is a stronger or weaker America better for Americans? Bama and the lefties leading the country right now believe the latter is true.

History will decide.