All Around Europe, We are Getting Used to a Very Different President from the Guardian [of London]
"Every aspect of Obama's conduct on this European tour marks a radical departure from the immediate past. ... His entire approach to the G20 was a break from the go-it-alone unilateralism associated most intensely with Bush's first term. Obama spoke and acted as a multilateralist."
Obama Trip No 'European Vacation' from Politico
"Mostly, ... he’s risen to the occasion. Foreign reporters were dazzled by, and applauded, Obama’s hour-long press conference at the end of the G-20 summit. "
Obama's Big, Bold Bet (Thomas Friedman) from the New York Times
"Franklin Roosevelt gave a commencement address on May 22 at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta that probably describes President Obama’s strategy today — and the big bet he has made — as well as anything could. “The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation,” said Roosevelt. “It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”"
The First Shrink (Maureen Dowd) from the New York Times
"With that detached and novelistic eye that allows him to be a great writer, Obama is also able to do a kind of political jujitsu, where he assesses the bluster and insecurities of other politicians, defuses them, and then uses them to his advantage."
Obama in Europe: From Overtures to Ovations from the Financial Times [of London]
"At the end of Barack Obama's press conference following the Group of 20 summit on Thursday, a large crowd of journalists did something journalists never do: they gave a politician a standing ovation."
Admirers, Hopeful of Change, Await US President in Turkey from the Washington Post
"When Obama arrives in Turkey on Sunday night for a two-day visit to this capital city and Istanbul, he will find a nation of nearly 72 million Muslims almost giddy at the prospect of improved relations with the United States after years of tension with the Bush administration."
A Bipartisan Bill Worth Celebrating (David Broder) from the Washington Post
Obama promised this; it looks like it's going to happen, and it is VERY exciting!
"When Congress comes back from its two-week recess, members of both parties will be invited to the White House to celebrate what is, in today's context, almost a miracle: the signing of the Serve America Act of 2009."
Will Obama's Revolution Deliver Energy Independence? from the Washington Post
Again -- this is WHAT WE VOTED FOR!
"The new president is setting out to change the very nature of American energy, from the way we use it to the way we generate it. It's a goal that drives his policy on automakers, whom he wants to push to manufacture more fuel-efficient cars. And it's why he inserted a "down payment" of mammoth proportions into the stimulus bill, roughly $70 billion or more in grants, loans and loan guarantees for Chu to hand out for high-tech research and commercial projects for renewable energy such as biofuels and wind, solar and geothermal power. ... Obama has decided to do it all."
Europe Melts for Michelle from Politico
"Barack Obama wins them over with a personal style and an embrace of internationalism that seems almost European. Michelle Obama is the approachable one, fashionable yet down-to-earth, and effusive (rubbing the Queen’s back!) in an endearing way. "
From Alaska, Don Young's Prescription for Ted Stevens: Run for Governor! from Talking Points Memo
As I suspected, Palin is in DEEP TROUBLE with her own party and the old GOP guard in Alaska.
"The state of Alaska is providing with one of those great entertaining moments from a mostly one-party state: When members of the same party, in this case the Republicans, start openly ripping each other apart."
FILM PREVIEW NUGGET!
A documentary of Inauguration Day in DC -- due out this summer.
VIDEO NUGGETS!
The Obamas' Reception by the President of the Czech Republic from Czech Television [in Czech] here, here, and here.
Gives you a good sense of the texture of the day as well as the sense of what a BIG DEAL it is for the Czechs for this American President to visit Prague.
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