Ouch!

This one has really got to hurt.  A majority of Americans, by a wide margin, now feel that the U.S. is less respected worldwide under Barack Obama than while George W. Bush was president.  Wow!  A major theme of Obama's campaign in '08 was that he would restore America's respect around the world.  A respect that he alleged was ruined by W's insistence on bullying global despots.  Interestingly, this poll was conducted by Big D pollsters James Carville and Stan Greenberg.  The poll also concludes that President Obama and the Democrats cannot be trusted on national security or keeping us safe from terrorists.