For the first time since September 11th, 2001, a US president is actually popular in the old world. I read somewhere that his approval ratings are higher than Osama Bin Laden’s in Turkey, Egypt and Indonesia for the first time. Now, Bush’s ratings must be so low that a criminal like Bin Laden gets a higher rating. Granted, some people might look at him as a freedom fighter, but still. In any case, the point is, it’s looking good for Obama but something tells me that if the pull-out from Iraq doesn’t happen very soon Osama might win the next Political Idol.