Since no one seems to have mentioned it........

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I'm an outsider here, and I'm not going to weigh in on his policies or successes and failures, but you have to admit that the fact that most non-Americans don't assume every single thing that the US is doing is automatically selfish, fear-driven, and opportunistic, for the first time in the better part of a decade, has to be worth something as far as political currency.."

Frankly until the rest of the world starts contributing their fair share of money, troops, UN costs etc I really couldn't give a Flying Fig about what they think, say, or do. The US should start heading to a reall self interest program and leave the rest of the world to do for them selves for a while so they can learn to appreciate what we do and not sit back watch us and then bitch that we didnt use our charity money the way they want us to.

In either case, to go back to the wisdom of Douglas Adams, "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

I agree too many of our presidents have been elected because they wanted the job not because they were capable of doing it. And they were from both parties.

I have no problem helping my fellow man. From Darfur to Haiti. However, when my govt decides to take my money and donate it to their favorite charity to promote their agenda that is when I have a problem. Or when the people I help start bitching that I do not give enough or that what I gave is not what they wanted that is the last dollar they get from me. I feel once I earned the money it should be my decision where it is spent. I will not say how you should spend your money dont presume to tell me how I should spend mine.