h/t Instapundit
The criticism of Forbes dropping Barack Obama to the number two spot behind Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the world misses two big points.
One is confusing the power of the U.S. with the power of our President. The U.S. is many times larger economically and militarily than Russia. ThereÂ’s no disputing that. Our survey was a ranking of people, not countries or companies.
The second and far bigger point is that Barack Obama is weak internationally by choice. At home heÂ’s amassing immense, unprecedented powers over the economy. If Congress wonÂ’t pass one of his desired pieces of legislation, heÂ’ll try to achieve his ends through decrees, a.k.a. executive orders, or unprecedented and sweeping regulatory rulings. The niceties of the law have never stopped this White House from doing what it desires. The Obama Administration routinely ignores adverse court rulings.
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