Thank goodness we have a hip and cool liberal President who the world loves and who has a Nobel Peace Prize, rather than that cowboy.

So, now we're cheesing off South America, also?

The Bolivians squarely put the blame on Washington for Morales' unexpected side trip. 

"Message to the Americans: The empire and its servants will never be able to intimidate or scare us," Morales told supporters at El Alto International Airport outside La Paz late Wednesday. "European countries need to liberate themselves from the imperialism of the Americans." 

Speaking alongside Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a rally in a packed stadium in Bolivia Thursday evening, Morales said officials should analyze whether to shut down the U.S. embassy in his country. 

The president, who expelled the U.S. ambassador in 2008, said he wouldn't hesitate to boot the embassy, too. 

"Without the United States," he said, "we are better politically and democratically."//

It's a good thing we have a sophisticated leftist beloved of the world community -

and a Nobel Prize winner! - rather than that cowboy!

U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has achieved the hat trick of alienating all factions in Egypt.

Schadenfreude - it's so invigorating on a Friday.

Smart diplomacy.

It's a good thing we have a President who is attuned to the feelings of the Arab street and the Muslim world and who is adored by the common Muslim for his outreach to the radical elements of Islam.