Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card that President Obama just looks “very small” watching–and golfing–as world hotspots are exploding.
“To rework the lyrics of 1960s singing sensation Barry McGuire’s ‘The Eve of Destruction’:
“‘The eastern world it is explodin’; seems things ain’t so pretty when people get to votin.’
“Revolutions are the stuff of historical romance, except that they are ugly. Egypt will get worse; Syria is already worse; Tunisia is on the verge; Pakistan and Yemen are terrible. And poor, poor Iraq. What’s a president to do? This is the New World Order — and there appears to be little role for a superpower on its downward slope.
“But, housing starts are up and there has been a dramatic decline in foreclosures. And President Obama’s approval numbers are up a bit , but he just looks very small this week. It’s August. Play golf.”
Grade — D+
Zogby is the senior analyst for Zogby Analytics and author (with Joan Snyder Kuhl) of “The First Globals: Understanding, Managing, and Unleashing our Millennial Generation.”
Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
