Homeward Bound

President Obama will soon be home from his Asian trip. He will be criticized from the usual suspects for his wife's handshake, for his side conversations with leaders from other nations and for not finalizing a free trade agreement in Seoul. Notwithstanding the intensity of criticism in the campaign to defeat him in 2012, it is important to note the importance of his trip and his psyche. The President gets it. He gets that the United States will never again be the big successful bully and imperialist nation when it comes to economic clout. He recognizes that printing dollars and begging China not to stop buying our Treasuries is not good economic policy. He recognizes that other nations in their quest for economic opportunity sometimes clash with our ideas, but that this clash ultimately can lead to a more economically stable world. He understands that working with other nations can and will expand opportunities for American markets and American jobs. He gets it. It is sloppy work, tough to understand and fodder for the media and his enemies, but having an internationalist President who can speak with intellect about matters of economics and the future of our great nation is good for us all...whether you like him or not. We may be excited about Sarah's reality show and her new book written by others and her claims that she will do what the nation needs of her, but I would rather have a cool, calm, collected and smart man running the nation than an idiot. Welcome home Mr. President. A new battle begins. Where are you Americans for reason and truth?