Glad he’s gone…

Mumbai  is happy His Oneness has left.  After having basically been confined to their homes,  they have been freed by his departure,  and a  local blogger tells you why. We share their pain and hope to avail ourselves of a similar remedy in a couple of years.   The President  also managed to screw up tourist vacation plans.  But you’ll be proud to know that Robert Gibbs  stood up for reporters.

The Financial Times reports  on the deals His Oneness ostensibly made.   Of course,  they were arranged in advance of the trip,  as they always are.   I don’t think  the question raised by National Review editors has really been answered,  but it’s a dead certainty that Obama  learned nothing from India,  except admiration for its horses and camels.

His speech to the Indian Parliament proved how little he knows about that nation.  He nattered on about Gandhi,  apparently unaware that  his hero wanted Indian villages to stay isolated while  learning to do more themselves.   Fortunately,  technology and the entrepreneurial spirit has allowed many Indians to escape from the dollar a day too many of them still earn.   I was unsurprised that His Oneness didn’t reflect on that,  because  I know he  loathes entrepreneurs particularly and business in general.   The BBC grudgingly mentions that a minority found the speech great oratory without substance.

We shall shortly see whether Indonesia welcomes His Oneness as the  prodigal son returning,  or whether some of the shiny has been worn away.