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Horse $ Vincardog May 2015 #1
Yep. BillZBubb May 2015 #5
Ditto 840high May 2015 #58
And they've been negotiating without releasing the details until they are done treestar May 2015 #2
And the 'deals' have always been in the interest of American Workers..... daleanime May 2015 #27
That's always debatable treestar May 2015 #33
Open debate would be nice. daleanime May 2015 #38
That's simplistic, but they've done a lot of good. Witness the post-NAFTA economy of the late 1990s Recursion May 2015 #67
When did 'simplistic'..... daleanime May 2015 #70
It's always been that way Recursion May 2015 #71
Kindly inform Merriam-Webster..... daleanime May 2015 #72
See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. M-W is a general purpose dictionary Recursion May 2015 #73
Missing daleanime May 2015 #81
It was the Dot com bubble that pushed the economy upaloopa May 2015 #76
How, pray tell, did the overpricing of tech stocks push the economy? Recursion May 2015 #78
Go read a history book upaloopa May 2015 #85
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
Obama promised a more transparitive administration, why should Exilednight May 2015 #74
Oh heck yes. ucrdem May 2015 #3
Wow MFrohike May 2015 #7
"The financial crisis of the 2008 was a bi-partisan affair"?? ucrdem May 2015 #50
Yep MFrohike May 2015 #64
You actually agree with this piece of total BS filled with false information??? Anyone who says sabrina 1 May 2015 #40
It's an op-ed, and if that all you've got you don't have much. nt ucrdem May 2015 #45
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
Okay that's all you've got. And if you really want to get picky ucrdem May 2015 #87
I'm as willing as the next guy to blame stuff on Bush and Cheney tularetom May 2015 #54
The anti-left on DU. LWolf May 2015 #4
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
Put your response and Dr. J's together, and you get LWolf May 2015 #24
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
Mind boggling, LWolf May 2015 #61
Both mind boggling, and somewhat sad and pathetic. "Oooh! I'm an edgy apologist for a global villager May 2015 #62
You said it better than I. LWolf May 2015 #63
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #84
I hardly find it comforting that other presidents have been given fast track... BillZBubb May 2015 #6
You just called our President a liar... tridim May 2015 #29
WTF ? Trajan May 2015 #34
I wasn't talking to you. tridim May 2015 #37
If you want your conversations private, take them elsewhere. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #77
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #79
If that's the level at which you operate, your idea to ignore me is a good one. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #83
Apparently, logic and civililty are strangers to you. BillZBubb May 2015 #42
"The TPP will be no different, no matter what president Obama says" tridim May 2015 #80
Are you denying he has lied in the past? 840high May 2015 #60
Everybody has lied at least once in their life. So no I am not. tridim May 2015 #82
. QC May 2015 #8
Yep, pretty much that. nt Rex May 2015 #19
I'm waiting for an explanation why the repubs are giving him unprecedented support on this. arcane1 May 2015 #9
So why all the secrecy? TBF May 2015 #10
DU has crossed into the Twilight Zone... Promoting the Oligarchy.. Katashi_itto May 2015 #11
Indeed. We live in bizarro times. n/t Oilwellian May 2015 #12
And with false information. Bush was denied Fast Tracking of his Trade Bill in 2007. sabrina 1 May 2015 #23
To some of these whippersnappers, Art_from_Ark May 2015 #31
But, but, but...it's *our* oligarchy now! So that makes it cool! villager May 2015 #86
Ahhhh.. but we can negotiate with other countries Motown_Johnny May 2015 #13
Is this a joke? 'every president has been given fast track for the past 80 years' sabrina 1 May 2015 #14
I thought Bush failed at getting Fast Track Oilwellian May 2015 #17
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
Bush had fast track from 2002-2007. It was not extended in 2007. tritsofme May 2015 #44
The columnist, obviously, is not interested in the facts deutsey May 2015 #30
Nor, would it seem, is the OP. villager May 2015 #55
That would seem to be the case. deutsey May 2015 #69
"Trade agreements have a thousand moving parts" nationalize the fed May 2015 #18
A thousand moving parts Art_from_Ark May 2015 #47
Do the math ... GeorgeGist May 2015 #25
another hit and run OP cali May 2015 #26
maybe because the people have woken up and are tired of this crap! Fast Walker 52 May 2015 #32
Canada’s Finance Minister Says Volcker Rule Violates Nafta...wants US to amend rule magical thyme May 2015 #35
from the fact free zone G_j May 2015 #36
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
If it IS so fucking wonderful... 99Forever May 2015 #46
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
Fuck that. 99Forever May 2015 #49
What's undemocratic? That's democracy in action. You can play or not. nt ucrdem May 2015 #51
Bullshit. 99Forever May 2015 #53
Yes, I know exactly how you feel ucrdem May 2015 #59
Bye bye. 99Forever May 2015 #65
The Naivete.. Is ASTOUNDING !!! WillyT May 2015 #52
Past 80 years or so? Lol. Fast Track or TPA was first passed in 1974. neverforget May 2015 #57
True. From 1934 until 1974, TPA didn't even need to be voted on; it was just a given Recursion May 2015 #66
People are wising up TexasMommaWithAHat May 2015 #75
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