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In reply to the discussion: The left is so wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]tritsofme
(17,371 posts)43. Not 80 years, but Obama would be the only president since 1974 to not have fast track authority.
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That's simplistic, but they've done a lot of good. Witness the post-NAFTA economy of the late 1990s
Recursion
May 2015
#67
See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. M-W is a general purpose dictionary
Recursion
May 2015
#73
This article you are supporting is full of false information, so full of it I thought it was
sabrina 1
May 2015
#39
Not 80 years, but Obama would be the only president since 1974 to not have fast track authority.
tritsofme
May 2015
#43
You actually agree with this piece of total BS filled with false information??? Anyone who says
sabrina 1
May 2015
#40
Lol, what I've got are facts. What you call an op ed wouldn't pass a 1st grade test, for accuracy,
sabrina 1
May 2015
#68
the party and DU are infested with DINOs, which is why the party's on its deathbed
Doctor_J
May 2015
#15
Third Wayers are nothing but moderate Republicans masquerading as Democrats
LondonReign2
May 2015
#16
They get ever so pissy when you suggest that they should go back to where they came from...
Chan790
May 2015
#28
You can't keep parroting corporate tallking points while calling yourself an "Underground," and yet
villager
May 2015
#56
Both mind boggling, and somewhat sad and pathetic. "Oooh! I'm an edgy apologist for a global
villager
May 2015
#62
I hardly find it comforting that other presidents have been given fast track...
BillZBubb
May 2015
#6
If that's the level at which you operate, your idea to ignore me is a good one.
DisgustipatedinCA
May 2015
#83
I'm waiting for an explanation why the repubs are giving him unprecedented support on this.
arcane1
May 2015
#9
And with false information. Bush was denied Fast Tracking of his Trade Bill in 2007.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#23
Is this a joke? 'every president has been given fast track for the past 80 years'
sabrina 1
May 2015
#14
Guess who was proud to say she wouldn't trust Bush with fast track?
nationalize the fed
May 2015
#20
What is her position now? Because if she didn't trust the last Bush, if this passes, the next Bush
sabrina 1
May 2015
#22
Bush did fail, Dems and a few Republicans stopped his Fast Track Trade Bill from passing.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#21
Canada’s Finance Minister Says Volcker Rule Violates Nafta...wants US to amend rule
magical thyme
May 2015
#35
I don't trust President Obama on this nor do I trust the GOOP in Congress. But I'll stand up and
Erose999
May 2015
#41
You will, when it's finished. And you'll have at least 60 days to express your views to your rep
ucrdem
May 2015
#48
True. From 1934 until 1974, TPA didn't even need to be voted on; it was just a given
Recursion
May 2015
#66