Obama Has Started Being Jimmuh Carter Without Waiting to Be Voted Out

Jimmuh Carter has a reputation in his post-presidential days of traveling to foreign countries and insulting America. Barack Obama has decided not to wait until he's voted out in 2012:

In his opening remarks, he underscored European and American ties and appeared intent on improving the U.S. image abroad, which suffered under George W. Bush. “I’ve come to Europe this week to renew our partnership,” Obama said, bluntly claiming that the relationship between the United States and Europe had gone adrift, with blame on both sides.

“In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world,” Obama said.

Instead of celebrating Europe’s dynamic union and seeking to work with you, Obama said, “there have been times where America’s shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.”

“But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual, but can also be insidious. Instead of recognizing the good that America so often does in the world, there have been times where Europeans chose to blame America for much of what’s bad,” Obama said.

He added: “On both sides of the Atlantic, these attitudes have become all too common. They are not wise. They do not represent the truth.”

Obama also encouraged Europe to support his new Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy.

The only thing Europe has led in is in the number of parades given to conquering armies. French streets are lined with trees because everyone knows the Germans like to march in the shade.

Despite his European Apology Tour, the EU nations have told him "no thanks" to the request for additional troops.