And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

One of my favorite (in an insanely childishly, hand-wringingly annoying sort of way) endorsements of candidate Obama) was that, darn it, people (and by people, they meant anyone not living in the borders of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii or any protectorates, etc.) just don't like us anymore! And gee-whiz, if people (and by people, they meant anyone not living in the borders of the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii or any protectorates, etc.)don't like us...then...well, that would be..sad.. just sad.

After all, if we aren't liked, then nobody will take us seriously!...and only LIKED people can be leaders (doesn't anyone here remember high school?)

So, let's see where this has jaunt into the land of sunshine an lollipops has brought us, shall we?

Iran -
Complete failure to lend even tacit verbal support to an outraged populace, beaten and killed by a corrupt government during massive protest rallies.... check
More uranium enrichment plants..... check
Better long range missiles.... check
Desire to suck up to tyrannical regime..... check
Still playing us for complete fools.... check

Korea -
Regime as psychotic as ever..... check
Thugocracy in effect.... check
Continued failed negotiations.... check
New missiles..... check
More warheads...... check

Eastern Europe -
Feeling betrayed.... check
No more missile defense shield.... check
Quid pro quo with the Russians over the missile defense shield..... not so much

Russia -
See above.

Middle East at large -
(hate to use generalities, but this could go on forever..)
Being viewed as a 'weak horse'...... check
Goodwill from announcing we will close GITMO...... not so much

Israel -
Largely thinks the current administration is working against them..... super

Western Europe -
Score!

China -
Actively looking to replace the dollar on the world stage..... check
POTUS not meeting with the Dalai Lama when he was in Washington.... kneepads!

I'm not thinking that this whole 'sunshine and lollipops' thing is working out so well for us after all

So, the country voted for hope and change and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt....

Just like high school all over again...

I wonder if the president is going to get a Letterman's jacket and everything!

That would be SO COOL!

(Blessed sarcasm, I would be nothing without you....)