OUR SHAME – AT 9:14 A.M. ET:  Do you remember when Barack Hussein Obama Jr. ran for president, pledging to restore America's "moral leadership"?  Ah, those were the days, weren't they?  After the sinister BUSH (!!) and CHENEY (!!!!),  we were going to be cleansed.

Apparently, someone in the White House forgot that part of the platform:

Britain and France will put forward a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday condemning Syria's crackdown on protesters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.

"Today in New York, Britain and France will be tabling a resolution at the Security Council condemning the repression and demanding accountability and humanitarian access.

"And if anyone votes against that resolution or tries to veto it, that should be on their conscience," Cameron told parliament.

Britain, France, Germany and Portugal circulated a draft resolution condemning Syria at the UN Security Council last month, but diplomats say Britain has been working on a version with tougher language. Veto powers Russia and China have made clear they dislike the idea of council involvement.

Please note that the name "United States of America" appears nowhere in the story.  How sad.  I guess this is the Obama version of moral leadership. 

And it goes beyond moral leadership.  Say what you want about George W. Bush, but he was a strong, decisive president, at least in his first term.  He led.  He decided.  No one doubted who the superpower was.  Now, we seem to be fading.  And, ironically, Obama seems less respected around the world as a result of his policies, not more respected. 

Ronnie, where are you now that we need you...again?

June 8, 2011