Obama has already started to disappoint, from his choice of Hillary to his choice of rev racist to lead prayer son inauguration to his inability to chastise Israel for wanton killing of 450 gazans to his Bush like attitude towards Iran, this guy is a white backside licker, a toadie, a masah lover. Love him or hate him, that was something Zawahari already told us about Obama, this guy was the house negro, who would not upset his masah and even go beyond any white guy to keep the whiteys happy. I dont think this guy has any backbone, I supported him and donated to his campaign, but that was only because McCain was a 1000 times worse choice, not because Obama was the best choice. Obama is the second worst choice.
I predict Obama will be a one term President, especially if the GOP comes up with a sensible rational canditate in 2012
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On climate change, the focus is already on a major U.N. summit planned for December 2009 in Copenhagen. But Obama is unlikely to wrangle major legislation out of Congress by that time because of the recession, says Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute. So U.S. negotiators won't know what's salable back home, and they may return with a deal that pleases Obama but vexes Washington.
Trade is another sore spot with U.S. allies, thanks in part to Obama's threat to revise the NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico. And if he wants to work labor and environmental standards into trade agreements with China and India, "that will very quickly create problems with those countries," says Mead. Obama also opposes free-trade agreements craved by other close allies, such as Colombia and South Korea.
To be sure, America's friends will be grateful for the change in tone Obama is likely to bring. They'll be delighted if he closes Guantánamo Bay, as promised. And even if he disappoints allies early on, there will be plenty of time to repair things later in his term. One reason for hope: Kennedy and Clinton went on to become immensely popular around the world.
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