If only he went after bin Laden with the tenacity he shows for fighting unions.
From 1996:
Bush NAFTA position blasted by TeamstersFORT WORTH (AP) - The Teamsters Union has set its sights on Gov. George W. Bush over his support for lifting a moratorium on Mexican freight trucks in Texas and other southwestern states.
At issue is a provision in the North American Free Trade Agreement that allows Mexican trucks to haul goods anywhere in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California.
Under NAFTA, the trucks were to be allowed into the region in December 1995 and anywhere in the United States after 2000.
But implementation was delayed a year ago by the Transportation Department amid concerns that the trucks didn't meet safety and weight requirements.
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"The reason we're targeting George Bush on this is because he is on record as supporting NAFTA,'' Teamsters spokesman Rand Wilson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "And we believe allowing trucks from Mexico in the United States would be a threat to highway safety.''
In half-page advertisements appearing in some Texas newspapers this month, the truckers' union says Mexico's freight trucks are overweight, underinsured and driven by underpaid truckers. The ad includes a photograph of a highway accident with the message "Don't let George W. Bush destroy highway safety and good Texas jobs.''
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/120196/bush.htmLike father. like son:
Photo from the George HW Buxh presidential library
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