Posted on 11/10/2022 4:18:53 AM PST by FarCenter
“It was a good day for democracy, and I think a good day for America,” declared President Joe Biden after a better-than-expected midterm elections performance by his fellow Democrats.
In a semi-triumphant address, the incumbent portrayed the election results, which have denied Republicans an easy path to congressional domination, as “a clear and unmistakable message” that his political agenda remains popular among a majority of Americans.
Buoyed by the results, Biden confidently headed for a series of high-stakes meetings across Southeast Asia over the next week, his first to the crucial region.
The US president will attend the annual ASEAN summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (November 12-13), where he is expected to meet leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, followed by the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia (November 13-16), where he will likely hold a special summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on behalf of Biden, who had to skip the event due to family commitments.
Biden’s no-show at the APEC summit, which will likely see the inaugural participation of Saudi Arabia, has no doubt irked Thai officials who hoped to have both Biden and Xi in attendance.
Nevertheless, Biden will be the first US leader in years to personally attend regional meetings since former US president Donald Trump skipped ASEAN summits throughout much of his four-year term in office, with the notable exception of his visit to Manila under fellow populist Rodrigo Duterte’s chairmanship of the Southeast Asian body.
Biden’s relatively strong performance in the midterm elections, the best by any Democratic incumbent in recent memory, will likely go down well in Southeast Asia, where American domestic politics are carefully tracked. Back in 2013, former US President Barack Obama was forced to cancel his trip to Asia due to the government shutdown amid vicious partisan gridlock over fiscal issues in Washington.
But as Biden enters the latter half of his presidency’s first term, there are also growing worries in the region on the direction of US policy. In particular, Southeast Asian leaders fret over the lack of any concrete American economic initiatives as well as rising military tensions between the US and China.
It goes along with his empty head.
Empty suit empty head and an ice cream cone
But he’ll end up with a full diaper.
What democracy...If I say the N word...I lose my job. If a say I think trannies are sickos...I’m some kind of phobia...
Anyone have a pic of Clint Eastwoods “empty chair” scene?
“It was a good day for democracy, and I think a good day for America,” declared President Joe Biden after a better-than-expected midterm elections performance by his fellow Democrats.
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GOP circular firing squad mission: Accomplished.
How much will his pro-China lobbying admin
and family give away this time?
“as Biden enters the latter half of his presidency’s first term”
Just what the hell does AsiaTimes know about 2024, here in 2022?
Merde-ia is culpable.
Personally, I think we are sick.. We've been brain washed into believing we must, at all cost, be nice to our enemy's. And yes, I do believe with all my soul that the commie left is the mortal enemy of the United States..!
If we continue to be the weak sisters that we have become, we WILL lose our country..
And empty character, mind, soul, body, and suit.
Shouldn’t someone warn them?
An empty bag? You mean Jill?
“Biden heads to summits with an empty economic bag”
Biden heads to summits with an empty head
There, fixed it
That is not the only thing that is empty....Start with his head first and foremost......nothing there.
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