THIS IS PATHETIC – AT 9:12 A.M. ET:  While Americans render their negative verdict on Barack Obama, Europeans remain in his corner.  And why not?  He's trying to turn America into Europe, completely with economic decline, cultural vagueness, and spiritual emptiness.  Other than that, he's a truly great man.  From the Politico:

Europeans may still like Barack Obama more than Americans do, but they’re turning against him on Afghanistan.

A survey released Wednesday finds that 78 percent of residents across 11 European Union countries approve of the way the president handles foreign policy generally. That’s a 5 percentage point dip from last year, but it dwarves the 52 percent of Americans who feel the same way.

They're turning against him on Afghanistan because we still have troops there, and have asked for European help.  Mustn't do that.  Mustn't divert attention from the march toward socialism and Islamism.

Despite a relatively small and largely expected dropoff that naturally comes with the exigencies of governing, Obama’s numbers stand in stark contrast to George W. Bush’s. For the last three years of Bush's presidency, they hovered around 20 percent.

Of course, Europe's leftist press had nothing to do with that.

Bush stood up for his country, a sin in Europe.  Obama bashes his country.  Applause, applause among the European opinion makers.

Europeans like the way Obama has handled climate change.

Bush had the nerve to raise questions.  Must not, must not.

COMMENT:  Some West European countries will essentially disappear in the next half century, due to falling birth rates and increasing Islamization.  So the opinions shouldn't be that shocking.  They're consistent with a civilization determined to commit suicide.

September 15, 2010