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ucrdem

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7. Major goal post shifting, and for what?

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #5)

Fri May 15, 2015, 03:29 AM

May 2015

To show they can? It's like an extortion racket. Fork over your {insert Obama initiative} or your TPP dies. I can guess what the late-night deal was but in any case this is very dirty politics and unworthy of Dems.

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BARACK OBAMA GROUP: Excellent discussion time, BOG-style: "The 10 BIGGEST LIES You’ve Been Told... [View all] steve2470 May 2015 OP

"True rank-and-file Democrats would never support this." yallerdawg May 2015 #1

Interestingly, ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #2

It's true. Like the President said, "we've got folks still fighting the last battle". Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #27

I remember all the horrid threads about ACA Iliyah May 2015 #3

I agree. Andy823 May 2015 #4

+1 treestar Jun 2015 #23

And Social Security, and DADT, and DOMA, and Iraq and on and on ... JoePhilly Jun 2015 #26

"Trade agreements should proceed through open Congressional Regular Order." yallerdawg May 2015 #5

Major goal post shifting, and for what? ucrdem May 2015 #7

149 amendments have been proposed revising TPA so far. yallerdawg May 2015 #14

One day later... yallerdawg May 2015 #15

for the record... steve2470 May 2015 #6

Wow ucrdem May 2015 #8

I think the problem is that trade is a Dem wedge issue. ucrdem May 2015 #9

No elected Democrat can go wrong opposing trade deals. yallerdawg May 2015 #11

Yep. That's why there are a lot of maybes in the California delegation at least. ucrdem May 2015 #12

Chicken or egg? yallerdawg May 2015 #10

"'Fast track' greases the skids." yallerdawg May 2015 #13

Belated kick Hekate May 2015 #16

conversation with my activist brother about TPP went like this steve2470 Jun 2015 #17

yes -I'm also very pro-labor (especially these days, when labor is getting shafted all around) MBS Jun 2015 #20

This is how I see President Obama and the TPP steve2470 Jun 2015 #24

ditto, ditto, ditto n/t MBS Jun 2015 #25

Kick! Cha Jun 2015 #18

Pew Research, May 27: "Free Trade Agreements Seen as Good for U.S." ucrdem Jun 2015 #19

A calm, rational description of trade promotion authority (TPA). yallerdawg Jun 2015 #21

Good explanation. ucrdem Jun 2015 #22

Who advises on TPP? Just corporations? yallerdawg Jun 2015 #28