Apparently, Obama forgot again that American Presidents do not bow to foreign royalty. Once again, against all protocol, Obama deeply bows to Japan’s Emperor Akihito.

Obama came under fire just mere months ago for his obvious bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, which White House staff denied he actually did.

Given his penchant for bowing and his apparent inability to make a decision on reinforcing our Troops in Afghanistan, maybe he should just “bow out” and let a real leader take over.

UPDATE: “A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.”

So, when did protocol change? Politico