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In reply to the discussion: I'm remembering back when President Obama was re-elected, how soooo many people were going on about [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)6. Do you understand that it is the twits in the GOP who were/are FOR the TPP?
That Obama had to basically cajole and threaten Democrats for this thing, while he and Boehner and Mitch became BFFs in order to pass Fast Track? Can you grasp that? It is a corporate giveaway. I don't think the individual countries are going to be any better off.
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I'm remembering back when President Obama was re-elected, how soooo many people were going on about [View all]
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
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He was going to take all the guns and raise taxes through the roof! The stock market would collapse
Phentex
Jun 2015
#2
President Obama has proven over & over again that we can trust him on well, pretty much everything
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#4
Ok, I hear you. So if it's so horrible and GOP supported, then why is President Obama backing it
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#11
One theory is that he wants to pass it before Hillary has to actually answer questions about it.
djean111
Jun 2015
#13
Those are interesting theories, but they don't really stand up to much scrutiny. President Obama has
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#16
Well, we will each have our own theories and maybe we will never know what' up.
djean111
Jun 2015
#21
No, almost *all* of the Republicans support it, and *most* of the Democrats don't.
Marr
Jun 2015
#58
Gee, have you read the whole thing? How can you say it is wondrous? Why should we just take your
djean111
Jun 2015
#60
Oh, you lose points for the faked folksiness designed to lump (real) Democrats in with Tea Baggers.
djean111
Jun 2015
#55
What I'm saying is simple -- if you can criticize those who want to see the final deal, by throwing
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#62
Again, why do you care? The thing is greased and ready. Citizen happiness is not necessary.
djean111
Jun 2015
#63
I like NAFTA. I like the EU. I see that in the future with the expansion and increase
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#14
I think NAFTA needs a bit more tweaking, if that's possible. As a completely new concept it's a
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#17
I think you fail to see the big picture in both NAFTA & TPP. It's not about the little guy, it's
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#52
I think we can be confident that President Obama isn't a supporter of Supply Side Economic policies
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#64
Wow, a corporatist who sings Amazing Grace and talks real good! Swooooooooon!!!
polichick
Jun 2015
#24
As for me, I'll wait to see how it all washes out. The President may be just what our trade
kelliekat44
Jun 2015
#12
"The demanders of perfection so they can overlook any of the good" good folks will soon arrive
Fred Sanders
Jun 2015
#7
Yeah, and he's really proved his detractors wrong by teaming up with the Republicans to fight
Chakab
Jun 2015
#18
You'd think that people with thousands of posts on a political message board would
Chakab
Jun 2015
#38
Huh? If there was never any real intention of standing in the way of the TPP, why would the majority
Chakab
Jun 2015
#45
If this trade deal that he's been championing isn't a steaming pile of shit, then why does he need
Chakab
Jun 2015
#47
If it's not a steaming pile of shit, then why is the Republican establishment, who typically won't
Chakab
Jun 2015
#49
Because we elected the people we trust to handle these types of negotiations.
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#53
I am glad I can see the forest for the trees. Lame duck is not going to happen with Obama.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#26
*Sigh* I know... I prefer to be a cynical optimist until someone smacks me up side the head with
underahedgerow
Jun 2015
#65