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The Norwegians gave him a Nobel Peace Prize just for getting elected, but they should have given him an Academy Award. This is world-class conmanship. Behind the scenes he’s more arrogant than ever.- American Thinker

We asked Americans about everything from Iran’s nuclear ambitions to the possibility that ObamaCare will be repealed to the likelihood of another U.S. recession taking place in 2012. The answers that came back were surprising — with an unusual amount of pessimism about both the domestic economy and foreign affairs. – IBD

Your responsibility is great. Your votes will affect which candidates survive January’s electoral gauntlet, their likelihood of ultimately prevailing, and even whether others will feel impelled to enter the race. You, the voters of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida, will shape the range of choices for your fellow citizens elsewhere in the nation in this crucial year. – Weekly Standard

77% of Americans believe the U.S. has a leadership crisis. Without better leaders, America will decline as a nation, according to 77% of those interviewed. .. without trust and confidence in our leaders, America cannot recover the energy and optimism required to restore its domestic economy and global leadership.

China has declared its intent to send a man to the moon, aiming to become the first nation to reach the lunar surface since the last American mission in 1972. – Telegraph

The slowest economic recovery in modern American history is a direct result of Obama’s policies. .. It’s not just spending that would make the drunken sailor blush that has sapped the strength of the economic recovery. It is also every other important policy aspect of the Obama reign. – American Spectator

If you want redistribution, you’d better first produce growth. Which the Obama Democrats’ policies have failed to do. Obama (and most academic historians) have learned the wrong lessons from FDR. – NRO

This continues as one of the most amazing and underappreciated facts of 2012—the sitting president’s own party doesn’t like him. The party’s constituent pieces will stick with him, having no choice, but with a feeling of dissatisfaction. – Wall Street Journal

As bad as things are, they’ll probably get worse in 2012. And they are likely to continue going badly for years to come after that, because it will not be easy to reverse the damage of the current administration. – American Thinker

Since I highlighted President Obama’s lowlights for both 2009 and 2010, why should 2011 be any different? There is, of course, plenty to write about and I shall only scratch the surface. Rather than list examples one by one, I shall group them together in three categories — disagreeable, out of touch, and vain. – American Spectator