A subtly worded critique of Obama’s overseas trip--damning it with faint praise. Even going so far as to quote a non-Obama Democrat who advised the DNC to "use the German-language Obama flier in an ad to make him appear more foreign, more distant," affronting both Obama as well as Germany by giving the flier a negative connotation. It's reminiscent of another neocon reaction last week questioning Obama’s trip as being an affront to America, when indeed it may only end up as an affront to Republicans. Implicitly, the article begs a question: are media-generated polls also as biased as the media’s pro-McCain coverage?

This is one of those "how will we fell about Obama's overseas trip next week" stories that will be answered next week. Nevertheless, it's a good overview of the general themes coming from both political camps about his trip.