Cone_Junky wrote:
..... more than 1/3rd of his presidency. Bush set the record for most vacation time taken by president.
But Obama improving foreign policy and promoting American business is the same thing a mowing the lawn at his ranch.
There's no evidence (so far) that one is more successful than the other. And faux Nobel's don't count.
It's really too early to assess Obama's effectiveness in improving foreign relations. He might have a chance to make another pitch for the US to host an Olympics, or speak at the next iteration of the AGW cadre.
But, he has to improve domestic relations first.