That historic Obama bow before the King of Saudi Arabia is wearing off, it appears, if an article published by a Saudi author for a London Arabic language newspaper is to be credited. The invaluable site MEMRI, which translates notable Arabic language sources, flagged an article (hat tip: Powerline) by Mashari Al-Zaydi in  Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. His piece begins: "The problem of U.S. President Barack Obama can be summed up in a single word: hesitation. The man is short-sighted, confused and diffident. It seems that the gist of his policy is disagreeing with every position of his predecessor, George W. Bush, and that is quarrelsomeness, not policy. (Read Full Post)