Fat Tuesday is apparently preceded by Rose Monday in Germany. And Rose Monday is apparently celebrated with parades and floats, some of which can be said to carry a political message.

Less than 19 months and 300 miles away from Barack Obama’s ballyhooed speech in Berlin on July 24, 2008, the Duesseldorf citizenry evidenced their current opinion of der One in a less than flattering display:

My German isn’t real good, but it looks to me the “The Savior” has become “The Loser”.

Today has not been a good day for The One.