April 7, 2009
Our Childish Obsession With Being Liked

Posted at 4:20 pm, in: Foreign Affairs
Tags: Barack Hussein Obama, International Relations, Islam

I never got this mentality. It has been explained to me that the importance of us being liked and accepted abroad is that other countries will be more willing to work with us. I get that, to an extent. I just think most other countries don’t like us for reasons that we don’t seem to get and/or aren’t willing to change, and rightfully so.

A new poll out says that more Americans today think we are more popular abroad, thanks to that smooth-talking, Muslim-roots-hiding-now-flaunting, Barrack Hussein Obama. Oh, I think I’m allowed to say his middle name, now. I mean, he said it first. The campaign is over, people!

Anyway, back to that poll:

As President Obama concludes his well-publicized trip to Europe, Americans are more positive about the respect accorded to a U.S. president than they have been in years, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

Sixty-seven percent say world leaders respect Mr. Obama, while 18 percent say they do not respect the president. That’s a sharp contrast to the response when this question was asked about Mr. Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, in July 2006: Just 30 percent then said the president is respected by the leaders of other countries.

Mr. Obama’s overall approval rating, meanwhile, has hit a new high of 66 percent, up from 64 percent last month. His disapproval rating stands at 24 percent. Nearly all Democrats and most independents approve of the way the president is handling his job, while only 31 percent of Republicans approve.

The real question, though, is why do they care? I think it’s absurd. I don’t care if the rest of the world likes us and I don’t care if they agree with us. I don’t care if they think we’re all arrogant jerks.

When did we become so insecure and needy? It’s just pathetic.

(H/T: Memeorandum)