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Friday, March 18, 2011

postheadericon Wrong time for President Obama to visit Brazil?

The answer, in a word, is yes.

A Mike Deaver (Reagan), a Dick Morris (Clinton), a David Gergen (Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Clinton) would have seen this coming a week ago and any one of them would likely have advised the boss to postpone his trip Saturday to Brazil â€" followed by Chile and El Salvador â€" and certainly not to turn it into a family vacation. (Michelle and the girls will be joining him.)

On the other hand, Brazil is a hugely important trading partner for the U.S â€" the world’s seventh largest economy â€" and it’s natural for an American president to take notice. The president has said that the main purpose of his trip is to massage trade deals and boost jobs at home.

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