Obama and the Trouble With Voting 'Present'

By KARL ROVE,WSJ

 Obama is only voting present

When Barack Obama announced he was running for president in February 2007,Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg Political Report wrote "Obama’s history of voting ‘present’"in Springfield,Ill.—even on some of the most controversial and politically explosive issues . . . raises [...]

Obama is Weak on Sudan as Well

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF,NYT

 Obama is backtracking his tough stance on Sudan

Until he reached the White House,Barack Obama repeatedly insisted that the United States apply more pressure on Sudan so as to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur and elsewhere.

Yet,as president,Mr. Obama and [...]

Putin Urges Weak Obama To Share Missile Defense Data

Moscow AP

Putin is pushing Obama around

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia wants the U.S. to share detailed data about its planned missile shield under a new arms control treaty,signaling potential new difficulties in the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington.

Putin’s televised remarks set a [...]

Obama the impotent Leader

By Steven Hill,The Guardian

Obama is being pushed around on the foreign stage

Much hope has been invested in Barack Obama’s ability to strike a new course for the US following eight years of Bush administration unpopularity. Yet many in the US and abroad are impatient with the pace [...]

Why everyone is saying no to Obama

By AMIR MIZROCH,Jerusalem Post

Everybody is saying no to the American president these days. And it’s not just that they’re saying no,it’s also the way they’re saying no.

The Saudis twice said no to his request for normalization gestures towards Israel (at Barack Obama’s meeting with King Abdullah [...]

US protests ‘harassment’by Chinese vessels

Associated Press

The Chinese are asserting themselves against a weak Obama

Chinese ships surrounded and harassed a Navy mapping ship in international waters off China,at one point coming within 25 feet of the American boat and strewing debris in its path,the Defense Department said Monday. The Obama administration said it [...]