Is the U.S. really losing influence throughout the world?....MSNBC Vote

Visit here to vote why this may be happening....Here are the present results which should come as no surprise to anyone who's not still drunk on Obama Kool Aid....

Newsvine - Is the U.S. really losing influence throughout the world?:

This accompanied a News"Weak" piece by Howard Fineman who asks the question:

Is Obama's star fading along with U.S. power?

WASHINGTON - With its pomp and glitter, a White House state dinner is a symbol as much as a meal — social evidence of the central leadership role that America plays in world affairs. But as President Barack Obama prepares to host his first such dinner — for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — I have a nagging sense that all of that grandeur has become a little deceiving. I’m not sure the rest of the world sees the White House as “the place to be” any more. And that will have unsettling consequences for all of us......continued