The President flew to Arizona and gave Gov. Brewer a bit of the Obama magic along with an impromptu review of her new book, then walked away while she was still talking.  He’s a divider, not a uniter.

And another thing...

The president doesn’t have much use for Republican governors, or women in leadership positions, apparently.  This isn’t the first time, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Gallup reports that in his third year as president, Obama is second-last in popularity in the last half century or so, ahead of (you guessed it) Jimmy Carter. There’s still time to plummet even farther in the public’s estimation, and when gas and energy prices skyrocket this spring and summer, I think we’ll see the true measure of Obama’s greatness.

Remember when the US built that railway stretching from coast to coast, and then over to Europe? Me neither. The LA Times has the story of another huge gaffe ignored by the MSM, delivered at another failed photo-op.

When you’re a diagnosable narcissist, it doesn’t occur to you that a group photo involves the other people standing around you smiling at the camera.

Medal of Honor recipients are few and far between, and represent the very best of the best. Most are awarded posthumously, and each recipient is deserving of the highest respect. Sadly, the current Commander in Chief can’t be bothered to remember which award he gave to a living soldier, and which to a soldier who was KIA.

Add this to the growing pile of “if Palin or another Republican said it” examples that would be proof positive of their ignorance, stupidity and unfitness for office. It is one of the less surprising (yet still egregious) errors of this President, bookending his “corpseman” comments a year ago.

Took a long break - I thought there would be a few things a week to comment on as the President hurtled towards mediocrity and Carter-esque malaise.  I didn’t think it would be 5-10 things a day and I am fundamentally lazy.

Picking up where I left off I find the president no more evolved or nuanced than before:

The most deferential president in history bows to city mayor

Moving on:  First it was ‘Tallee-bahn’, now it’s ‘corpse-man’.  Dan Quayle is still being pilloried for misspelling potato but this gets no mention in the MSM?

Remember all the chuckling and derision about the pictures of Bush holding hands with the Saudi king?  Never mind that other presidents have done it, it was proof positive that Bush was the king’s oil-needing lackey.  So what does this picture establish?

Heads of state don’t bow to other heads of state.  Amateur hour!

The MSM has seen fit to drop this story down the memory hole, so for most people this event never happened. It’s just that easy to control the narrative.

This is beyond ridiculous - the Health and Human Services nominee has ‘corrected’ her taxes and paid over $7000 owed. No word on any penalty for years of incorrect filings, like a normal person would have to pay.

So which is it, liberal politicians have no regard for the tax laws they impose on others, or the tax system is so complicated not even well-educated top politicians  - the governor of Kansas in this case - can figure it out?

The President’s pronunciation of “Taliban” as “tallee-bahn” is a peculiar affectation, much like Madonna’s odd mix of American and British pronunciation.  Just as annoying, too.

The media were all aflutter a few years back about the ‘correct’ pronunciation of Qatar and insisted on using “Gutter”.  Even the foreign minister of Qatar uses the anglicized version when speaking in English.

Next time someone pulls this pronunciation business, ask them what the capital of France is.  Paris, they’ll say.  No, you reply, it’s “Par-ee”. Then you can roll your eyes and either mutter “idiot” as you walk away, or just stare while you relish the uncomfortable silence that ensues.

Another key election issue is kicked down the road a ways.