The sum total of Obama's offer to the Iranians, was that the Ayatollahs got an internationally-televised and covered chance to "respond" by airing their outrageous "grievances" against the U.S.

For someone who is supposed to be so adept at communication and publicity, Obama sure doesn't get how you elevate your opponents when you invite them on to your stage.

I hate to break it to you folks, but with Obama there is just no "there" there. Pelosi and Reid are much more in charge of our country right now than he is.

Jake,

Most of us here knew that already, which is why we are so worried and upset.

I wonder if the conservatives and independents who voted "against the Republicans" instead of "for Obama" think now that they made the right choice.

Dr. Carol,

You would never know it from Obama's high approval rating....
But I believe as this economic crisis drags on....and gets worse....and the more gaffes Obama makes, exposing just how much an empty suit he truly is....then I think Americans will finally wake up from their dream state.

As Jake and I have discussed.....the focus must be the coming elections in 2010.
If the Republicans can retake the congress...or make serious enough in roads that will stop the liberal steamroller....then we can limit the damage Obama and friends are so desparately trying to accomplish.

" ... the inept President Obama ... "

maybe the following might be effective in having the President wake up and see that his foreign policy approach, while possibly arguably of some small value when dealing with civilized countries of moral fiber (who anyway don't need to be told what do do by the President ;-) ),
is worse than useless when dealing with cruel and evil regimes :

Push the President for his 'hope and change' plan of intervention for Darfur

he will quickly see that his brand of nuanced diplomacy does not work without serious muscle commitment behind it,
and he just might
wake up and act like a real American President, and a real African American to whom slaughter and torture of millions of Blacks in Africa, actually mean enough to get him to tirelessly act until the injustice is ended,

or

all the misguided people whose primary concern was to further the historic event of electing the first Black President,
can now see that there is little hope and change in him effectively addressing the suffering of Blacks when perpetrated upon them by Muslims,

and precious little hope in thinking he can effectively deal with cruelty and evil anywhere else in the world ...

and then,

Robert's plan for taking back the Congress in 2010 and the White House in 2012,

might gain considerable momentum among the 'center' and 'sane left'

I'd like to drop a bomb on his nasty, sneering face.