AMERICANS CATCH ON – AT 9:08 A.M. ET:  The American people appear to be catching on to the extent of the foreign-policy disaster brought by this president.   From The Politico:

For the first time, a majority of Americans think President Barack Obama is not respected among world leaders, according to a new poll that found opinion has plunged “dramatically” in the past year.

Fifty-three percent now say Obama is not respected on the international stage, up from 43 percent a year ago, the Gallup poll on Monday shows. And the number who say they believe the president is respected has dropped to 41 percent from 51 percent over the same time, the poll found.

The pollster attributes the decline to the spate of difficult international issues the president has dealt with over the past year, including tensions with Russia and Israel, the situation in Syria and the tapping of phones calls of foreign leaders.

Obama’s shift in his foreign approval comes largely from both Democrats and independents. Sixty-nine percent of Democrats say he is respected by other world leaders, down from 80 percent in 2013. Similarly, only 34 percent of independents say he is respected, down from 49 percent in 2013. Remaining consistent are Republicans. Nineteen percent say the president is not respected by other leaders, down 2 points from 2013.

COMMENT:  Ah, Mr. Hope and Change, where have you gone?  Do you recall when Obama, during his egomaniacal 2008 campaign, actually went to Berlin to deliver a speech to the people of the world?  (That alone should have gotten him defeated.  The arrogance of the man.)  All the kids cheered, and the intellectual classes went delirious.

It's six years later.  No more cheering.  The delirium has been treated with the tranquilizer of experience.  The glorified town councilman in the White House has cut himself down to size.

February 24, 2014