Seen in the comments on 538 live blog:

[getting old in mke]

From a friend of a friend: "The peaceful transfer of power is a wondrous thing. This morning the leader of the free world is Barack Obama. And in less than 24 hours, it will be Angela Merkel."

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Better Angela Merkel than Pootie Poot and Mini-Poot! eom

[Fresh_Start]

2. I said the same thing on facebook

The US has lost possibly forever its position in the world.

[malaise]

3. You must mean morally

for you're about to see American imperialism on steroids- or an attempt at it - at the end of it the loss of position will be real because the two countries with the largest populations have invested big time in science while ReTHUGs and their Fundie friends have been destroying the education system in America and Universities are owned by corporate donors.

Only the American people can stop this

[Fresh_Start]

4. You are correct. I mostly mean morally

but also we are destroying our allies confidence in the USA.
They will no longer take the lead from the USA.