I watched a Newshour story on Obama's interview on Arab television.

http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/m...0127_obama.mp3

I have to say Obama did an extremely effective sales job. The ARab journalist who praised Obama is a smart guy and no shill for the U.S., I'm impressed with his enthusiasm for Obama.

The Gitmo closing was a bitter pill to swallow. But maybe we'll see some benefits from the new face on America.