What in the World is Going On!?!?

Unlike the media or (sadly) the average American consumed (pun intended) with their own concerns, many people are beginning to question whether the people (elected and unelected) making policy and decisions in our country have any idea whatsoever what they are doing. Amidst the pandering self-interest, bailouts, record deficit spending, outright corruption, corporate takeovers, rewarding special interest groups, and changing all the rules in the interests of the unions and other special groups, one has to wonder exactly what in the world is going on? And speaking of the world, all of whom were supposed to think so much more highly of us with the election of Barack Obama, here is the sad state of affairs.

The Chinese are laughing at us (more specifically, Chinese economics students are laughing *loudly* at Secretary Treasurer Tim Geithner and his assurances that their investments in our country are safe):

"Chinese assets are very safe," Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s. His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience, reflecting scepticism in China..."

Russia is mocking us for ditching capitalism and moving at "breathtaking speed" to a system which failed them for 75 years even as Russia itself becomes one of the top emerging markets using capitalist principles. Direct quote:

"Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster. Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride. Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper."

Canadians are begging us not to be stupid and destroy the only quality healthcare available to them. Here is a compilation of information from American Thinker on the Inequities in Socialized Healthcare. And a quote:

"Without a private system, Canadian patients have nowhere to turn, which is why so many seek care in the United States. In fact, the United States is the private arm of the Canadian healthcare system. The Cleveland Clinic, for example, has an office in Toronto."

The U.K. is making fun of us, calling our president 'President Pantywaist' and the 'new surrender monkey on the block':

"Watch out, France and Co, there is a new surrender monkey on the block and, over the next four years, he will spectacularly sell out the interests of the West with every kind of liberal-delusionist initiative on nuclear disarmament and sitting down to negotiate with any power freak who wants to buy time to get a good ICBM fix on San Francisco, or wherever. If you thought the world was a tad unsafe with Dubya around, just wait until President Pantywaist gets into his stride."

North Korea is testing us, firing missiles right and left, seemingly unconcerned with America's "rhetoric". North Korea is testing Obama's limits, and finding he has none:

"Around the globe, our enemies -- immediate and potential -- are testing Obama to see how far they can go. Thus far, he hasn't set a limit anywhere. Not a single dictator or terrorist leader got a single time-out. Last week, North Korea nuke-mooned him, then spit missiles in multiple directions. Our president admonished Pyongyang. Words solve everything in Obama-World. The Master of the Teleprompter didn't seem to grasp the basics."

Venezuala and Cuba are amused by us. This is perhaps the most surprising (and disconcerting) of all: Venezuala's Hugo Chavez says he and Fidel Castro are more conservative than left-wing "Comrade Obama" who has taken over General Motors. Seriously. Here is the direct quote:

"Hey, Obama has just nationalized nothing more and nothing less than General Motors. Comrade Obama! Fidel, careful or we are going to end up to his right," Chavez joked on a live television broadcast.

Yeah, this seems to be going well. Can't wait to see where we are after the next 100 days. Not.