Obama in Australia.

From the Australian Business Review, headline:

"G20 Summit: Obama Upside Down But Still on Top."

“HELLO, Brisbane,’’ he said.

“Hello,’’ they shouted back, after cheering the US President to the rafters.

Hey! The Aussies gave him his mojo back!

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He claimed bragging rights to 31 million followers on Twitter. He said someone had told him he should try a Fourex. And he joked, having visited Australia as a boy, that he was up with the local lingo.

“I learned to speak a little strine. I’m a tempted to give it a bit of a burl,’’ he said, flashing that famous grin.

OMG, that is brilliant! That's an awesome Aussie accent.

My staff was very excited for Brisvegas. When I arrived, they advised I needed some XXXX.

Tremendous.

Mr Obama didn’t say the words. But some someone in the crowd said them for him: “Yes we can.’’

He delighted the happy throng by plunging in to shake hands as he departed.

He ain't depressed today, they love him! That is just AWESOME BABY! This obviously was a GOOD meeting. The APEC was on unfriendly territory and he still got something huge accomplished there, the climate agreement with the Chinese. Productive but unfriendly, more friendly to Putin. Here, Putin was isolated. Here, Putin and Obama were on firm "Western" soil, "Five Eyes" soil, here they were among "the English-speaking peoples," and Putin was surrounded, isolated and punked, God bless Canada's Stephen Harper. And the Aussies love Obama apparently! This really must be a buoying trip for the president. For the whole Western alliance.