This article is misleading. I read German, French and Spanish and review their publications. The Europeans always favor a weak American President - at least during the times I'm familiar (for example, Jimmy Carter "polled well"). Sure, people like feeling better about their own problems - and Europeans like to think they "know best" just as all people do. Obama is weak and perceived as so. Russians having a field day, Germans mocking Obama in their dry German way. He has the popularity of the weak - not a big recommendations. As to me, I'd love this to be reported to Der Furhrer's website. I probably read more foreign publications than the White House.

You know what they say: judge a person by the friends they keep. So keep on keepin' on, Axelrod.