The rare cancellation of a presidential trip abroad Obama delays trip twice ~  

Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip twice in that many day's for health care push.
Australian and Indonesian officials were sure to be disappointed, and Obama's decision drew criticism from conservative foreign policy circles as damaging to U.S. interests. "President Obama has thus far demonstrated a remarkably tin ear for American leadership in Asia," said Walter Lohman, an Asia expert at the Heritage Foundation.
In my opinion Obama has made a whole lot of very seriously mistakes from corrupted dealings to pass health,to jiving the CBO numbers,what say you?


(Obama scraps Asia-Pacific trip for health care push)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bowing to political pressure at home, President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay in Washington for a final push for a healthcare overhaul.

The rare cancellation of a presidential trip abroad underscored how Obama's political challenges at home have begun complicating his life overseas, stirring debate on whether he may have to scale back some of his foreign policy goals.

Obama had intended to use the March 21-26 trip, his first foreign travel this year, to deepen U.S. ties in the Asia-Pacific region in the face of rising Chinese influence.

But his travel plans drew criticism from fellow Democrats worried he would be absent for Sunday's vote on healthcare, his top legislative priority and an issue expected to loom large in congressional elections in November.

Announcing that the overseas trip was off, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs made clear Obama felt he had no other choice and said the visits would be rescheduled for June. "The president greatly regrets the delay," Gibbs told reporters.

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