What is wrong with being a rock star?

The President and First Lady are about to wrap up their first oversees trip and I believe it is safe to say they were it hit. As President Obama said, "America is back!" As I write, the President has made a surprise trip to Iraq to visit the Iraqi leaders and to meet with the troops and generals on the ground. He will of course boost the morale of those on the ground in Iraq. This trip will also show the love and respect that President Obama has gained since his election.

We have a President that we are proud of once again. Did anyone think that President Obama would go overseas and embarass us? It is just not who he is. He was raised with decency, respect and most importantly humility. I think the American people are getting a first hand lesson on the difference between confidence and cocky. He is confident in his abilities to speak, persuade, listen and act. Sounds like leadership to me. Having watched President Obama as a Senator, candidate and now President, I no longer worry about what he is going to say or do. He always hits the correct note. I am not surprised. I appreciate candor and honesty. And much of what he said about our relationship with the world is accurate and needed to be said.

And don't get me started on First Lady Michelle Obama. The right did their best to label her as a militant black woman because of her statement, "For the first time in my adult life I am really proud of my country.", which referred to the enthusiam of the American engagement in the past election. Also because in her thesis paper in college in Princton she described her experience of as black woman on a predominantly white campus and because she did not describe it as a series of cumba yah moments then again she is not proud to be an American. Well what we saw overseas is not only is she a proud American, but she represents part of what is great about her country simply because of her story and rise to success.

What we saw in Europe is that the Europeans love and praise America again. That should make Americans proud. We are back and it feels good!