Obama heads to Asia after rebuke by voters

mlurp · #1 (**permalink**) 11-04-2010, 06:03 PM

And off and away soon to asure our friends abroad that we are sound...

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Obama heads to Asia after rebuke by voters

By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Erica Werner, Associated Press – 24 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Rebuked by voters, President Barack Obama is turning overseas, heading to Asia for 10 days of diplomacy, tourism and dealmaking that could boost the battered chief executive and highlight his political skills on the world stage.

Obama risks criticism he's fleeing the Democrats' midterm election wreckage for friendlier territory as sets out Friday on the longest foreign trip of his presidency, a sojourn through India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan aimed at highlighting America's increasing engagement with Asia.

The trip is anchored by must-attend gatherings of world leaders in South Korea and Japan, timing unconnected to Tuesday's midterm elections. The abbreviated stop in Indonesia, where Obama spent four years as a boy, was already canceled and rescheduled twice.

In India, the White House is intent on showcasing its commitment to the world's largest democracy, and U.S. economic engagement with a huge and growing trading partner. The administration also views strengthened ties with India and other Asian democracies as a counterbalance to China's rising power.

The trip aims to "open up markets so that we can sell in Asia, in some of the fastest-growing markets in the world, and we can create jobs here in the United States," Obama said Thursday. "And my hope is, is that we've got some specific announcements that show the connection between what we're doing overseas and what happens here at home when it comes to job growth and economic growth."

But this week's Democratic bloodletting is sure to dog Obama to the other side of the globe as he readies for encounters with growing powers certain to be keenly aware of dealing with a newly weakened president backed by a divided Congress, its repercussions uncertain.

White House officials acknowledge Obama will have to spend some time overseas reassuring U.S. trading partners about the political changes in the U.S., but downplay any impact of the election on the president's overseas agenda.

"Regardless of the election results, the president is committed throughout this whole trip ... to doing what is right for expanding U.S. exports and creating jobs here at home," said Mike Froman, deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs.

Beyond seeking out economic benefit for the U.S., advisers are emphasizing Obama's decision to visit four vibrant and growing democracies, an itinerary meant to reinforce support for democratic values at a time when the U.S. commitment to human rights worldwide has sometimes come into question. The president returns to the U.S. Nov. 14, a day ahead of an important and likely tense lame-duck congressional session where he'll have to search for compromise with emboldened Republicans on extending Bush-era tax cuts, among other issues.

Anyone read the latest UN Report on this. They put the US and Israel down when ever they can and we pay for the abuse.

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lizzie · #2 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 01:35 PM

Maybe he wants to be where he can get the proper adoration.

cnredd · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lizzie

Maybe he wants to be where he can get the proper adoration.

Indian elephants are kinder to him than American ones...

lizzie · #4 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

Indian elephants are kinder to him than American ones...

They should probably keep him and Michelle away from the cows.

mlurp · #5 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 02:07 PM

At least the other thread on the same issues has my antivirus warning of some sexual or pornography so I couldn't post in it.

This one is safe... I hate clicking on a new thread and getting that warning.

To me it means some member fround a site which used "drive bys" or some one lingered to long last night at some site decent people avoid..

Most likely the drive by IMHO as our members are decent people.

saltwn · #6 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 04:03 PM

I think it was more like a rebuke of congress if anything. And the fact Democrats (29 million of them anyway) were lazy.

Mustang Man · #7 (**permalink**) 11-05-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mlurp

At least the other thread on the same issues has my antivirus warning of some sexual or pornography so I couldn't post in it.

This one is safe... I hate clicking on a new thread and getting that warning.

To me it means some member fround a site which used "drive bys" or some one lingered to long last night at some site decent people avoid..

Most likely the drive by IMHO as our members are decent people.

What are you talking about?

mlurp · #8 (**permalink**) 11-06-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang Man

What are you talking about?

Probley nothing but I did get two warnings while trying to post in another thread and it wouldn't allow me to post period.

I ran my antivirus and it came up ok. So today I am running a full scan with Spyware Doctor.. This will take 6 hours plus some minutes...

I'm starting it soon. If anything come from it I will let you and others know.

But the thread I was in I forget the name of it.

AZRWinger · #9 (**permalink**) 11-07-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwn

I think it was more like a rebuke of congress if anything. And the fact Democrats (29 million of them anyway) were lazy.

If it was a rebuke of Congress, how come the Republicans only lost 3 House incumbents? Instead, what we see is it was a terrible time to be an incumbent Dimocrat especially if you drank the Obama-aid and voted for the Porkulus or Obamacare. The election was a rebuke alright, a rebuke to the Administration's policies.

You are so right about the Dimocrats being lazy. The core constituency had to attend to applying for another round of Federal welfare benefits and so could not bother to vote. Obewan could claim his agenda is still validated by the "great silent majority" if Nixon hadn't already appropriated the phrase.

mlurp · #10 (**permalink**) 11-07-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mlurp

Probley nothing but I did get two warnings while trying to post in another thread and it wouldn't allow me to post period.

I ran my antivirus and it came up ok. So today I am running a full scan with Spyware Doctor.. This will take 6 hours plus some minutes...

I'm starting it soon. If anything come from it I will let you and others know.

But the thread I was in I forget the name of it.

The last scan was clean too. Why it did that I'm not sure.

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