It could become as iconic as Gerald Ford's stumble
(NEWSER) - A bow like the one President Obama gave the Japanese emperor isn't that big a deal, but neither was Gerald Ford's stumble down airplane steps, writes Peggy Noonan. Ford's stumble came to symbolize a presidency seen as bumbling, however. The photos of Obama bowing—paired with headlines labeling his Asian trip a failure—may come to symbolize a presidency increasingly seen as weak and incompetent, Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. More»
