From an April 17th article in the London Times:
"Mr Sarkozy was quoted yesterday as telling an all-party group of MPs that Mr Obama was inexperienced and indecisive. 'Obama has a subtle mind, very clever and very charismatic,' the French President said. 'But he was elected two months ago and had never run a ministry. There are a certain number of things on which he has no position. And he is not always up to standard on decision-making and efficiency.'”The article's summary has Sarkozy calling Barack Obama a "weak" president. My only problem with that statement is that weak is a relative term, and I'd like to know who is and isn't weak in Mr. Sarkozy's mind.
But I'm beginning to think Barack Obama is a weak president. President Obama isn't going to fight the military over Lt. Dan Choi's dismissal, despite having said "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' makes no sense. Why would we not want able men and women, who are willing to sacrifice on our behalf, why would we tell them 'no'?" as a presidential candidate. He also reversed his decision to release more Abu Ghraib photos after General Odierno intervened and convinced him otherwise. The president declared fair trials for everyone being held at Guantanamo, but now it looks like military tribunals are back.Barack Obama watered down his stimulus bill to get Republicans on board (which they didn't do) and, despite his real commitment to fighting global warming, his cap-and-trade proposal doesn't go as far as the Europeans have already gone. Unlike when George W. Bush was president, I agree with the White House's agenda, so I wouldn't mind seeing it shoved down a few throats. How about a little less 'uniter' and a little bit more 'decider?'
I eagerly await the outcome of his health care reforms.
