THE NATION'S DISGRACE - AT 8:14 A.M. ET:  We deal with this extensively at the current Angel's Corner, published last night.  The president is disgracing our country with his behavior on Honduras, as the Washington Times points out in today's editorial.  It's good to see some in the media breaking from the pack and doing a bit of independent shouting: 

Dictators and demagogues can rest easy on President Obama's watch. When thousands of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran protesting a rigged election and were beaten and shot down by pro-regime thugs, the president bided his time before making a series of noncommittal statements. He seemed to hope it would all just go away. However, when a socialist demagogue was ejected unceremoniously from Honduras on Sunday by his own government for trying to establish a presidency for life, Mr. Obama instantly sprang to his defense.

Boy, does that ever nail it.  I believe Honduras will be one of those defining issues in the Obama presidency.  The facts can't be forever suppressed.

In throwing its unqualified support to Mr. Zelaya, the Obama administration is enabling America's strategic foes. This shortsightedness is truly breathtaking and underscores the incoherence of the administration's foreign policy. Smart power? We think not.

Ouch.  The knife goes in.  Finally...

Whatever the outcome of the crisis in Honduras, Mr. Obama has failed another key test of international leadership. The United States is in an increasingly perilous position in Latin America and needs solid allies to stem the anti-American tide being led by Venezuela. Mr. Obama should think twice before rushing to stand beside the likes of dictators such as Mr. Chavez and Cuba's Fidel Castro. They support Mr. Zelaya because he is a fellow traveler, a socialist in good standing, a member of their anti-gringo alliance. There's no reason for America to support him.

The failing Obama presidency.  Demonstrated.

July 2, 2009