Where is God's name is the President of the United States?

The Obama jaunt to Denmark to bring the Olympics to Chicago is borderline bizarre. There's an interesting as hell backgrounder here. I probably give too much credence to Obama's narcissism as the reason behind so many of his actions. He's corrupt. That's the animating principle. I need to refrain from over thinking the man. (I do wonder though- if Chicago gets the games is NBC's indentured servitude to him over?)

Even The New Republic senses the Copenhagen trip is too much:

And what happens if Obama does succeed and manages to bring the games to Chicago? Well, to quote one-time U.S. men's basketball national team member Derrick Coleman, "Whoop-dee-damn-do."

The whole thing is baffling. As I stated before the point person should be Michelle Obama - and she is attending and will make a presentation. Why isn't the First Lady enough? She's well liked, seen as elegant, will have Oprah on her arm, and is a Chicago native who presumably speaks for her husband. Even if the heads of state of every other finalist nation are going - does the leader of the free world really need to be there the day after his Administration sits down with the nuke crazed Iranians?

The overwhelming projected presence of Obama on the world stage is deflating by the day. Presence is all Obama seems to be. The list of weird Obama stunts keeps growing. The planned speech at the Berlin Wall, the fake Presidential seal, the Roman set piece in Denver, the wildly premature announcement that Gitmo was to be closed, the endorsement of missile defense in Europe followed by the reversal, the beer summit, and of course, Leno, Letterman, cable promos...I know I'm repeating myself - but this is truly the oddest Presidency I've ever seen.

Obama fritters away the power of his office with each successive P.R. stunt. But real power abhors a vacuum. Presidents must utilize and shepherd the power of the office if they expect respect. Obama's sprays his presence all over the map resulting in a dissolution of power that is becoming more and more apparent.

Sarkozy's direct shot across Obama's bow signals a deep contempt for the man. The Iranians express no fear of the "last super power" - and with Obama in charge - why would they? His team sits down with the Iranians on Thursday. Obama is focused on Chicago in 2016. Whatever the hell is going on in Afghanistan this much we know: it needs tending and leadership. The Senate may well rip itself apart over health care - with no strong executive in sight.

Where is God's name is the President of the United States? You know who I mean - the one who leads on the tough issues, the leader who has no time for overblown chamber of commerce events and late night chat shows. The one who garners respect because he is a serious man doing his country's serious business.

This post leads me back to my assertion that real leaders inspire faith and anti-leaders trade on hope. Hope can drive a campaign. Faith in the winner is what drives governance. Faith in Obama is waning....fast.

Enjoy Copenhagen, sir. Keep up the silly trips and you'll be watching the 2016 games as a one term ex-President.