Silence from Chicago.

Please, God - let us know Obama is not the total weenie so many of us suspect.

India reels over Obama's silence.

What, pray tell, does the President-elect have to do that is more important than calling the Indian Prime Minister in the last 2 days? Did he forget to bring his cell phone to the gym? Does Obama think governing is like a crappy award show in which a star sends his agent to accept?

No Quarter tells us that President Clinton has been tapped by Obama as an envoy to the region - setting up both Clinton's as potential fall guys for Obama's lack of experience. I can't quite get my mind around the idea that the world's largest democracy suffers a massive terror attack and the President elect of the world's oldest democracy neglects to place a call. Granted, he is NOT President yet - nevertheless - one has to wonder what Obama expects his job as President will be.

If this episode is any indication Obama will be Bush 3: a detached figurehead with more qualified individuals around doing the heavy lifting. (Though, how qualified the Bush minions were is highly debatable. By Katrina they were certainly all either worn out or just over it - and we were left with Bush himself "leading.")

Another President in absentia would be a disaster. Let's hope the Indian terror attack silence is inexperience - not a precursor.