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In reply to the discussion: Nation: "The Democratic Party’s Draft Platform Doesn’t Oppose TPP—That’s Bad Policy and Bad Politics [View all]Pharaoh
(8,209 posts)21. Lol..........
I can't believe you said that.
if you had said
that would make too much sense.......
it works better!
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Nation: "The Democratic Party’s Draft Platform Doesn’t Oppose TPP—That’s Bad Policy and Bad Politics [View all]
99th_Monkey
Jun 2016
OP
Yes, the Democratic Party platform committee was going to take a swipe at the president of the US
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#1
The policy is HORRIBLE for America. It wasn't supported by the House Democrats at all. Obama
think
Jun 2016
#2
Again 190 Republican voted for it. Only 28 Democrats. The unions hate it as do envirnmentalists
think
Jun 2016
#20
I'll stick with the Nobel prize winning economist over your blind squirrel references thank you.....
think
Jun 2016
#24
I'll stick with my president over an economist with an extremist anti-trade agenda. eom
MohRokTah
Jun 2016
#25
Is calling a Nobel prize winning economist policy positions extremist suppose to impress people?
think
Jun 2016
#27
Going to through the UN under the bus too? U.N.’s Legal Expert Calls Proposed Trade Deals Illegal
AntiBank
Jun 2016
#45
It is nice to see critical thinking instead of blind support for what authority puts before one.nt
Mojorabbit
Jun 2016
#31
Correct, TPP is just another mega disaster Hafta trade deal as the evidence
appalachiablue
Jun 2016
#59
This agreement may be no better. The polls show that Democrats think that it is, while
pampango
Jun 2016
#40
190 Republicans in the House voted for it. Only 28 Democrats in the House voted for it
arcane1
Jun 2016
#53
This may or may not open your eyes to the problems with this and previous trade agreements
ciaobaby
Jun 2016
#26
So then how many times in the past 50 years have the issue of trade deals been part of either
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#29
The Nation is quite right. So are economists Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Reich.
PatrickforO
Jun 2016
#30
It's not very important to me that silence about a treaty might seem to be bad policy.
Tal Vez
Jun 2016
#32
She'll support it, and half its opponents will pretend they loved it all along n/t
arcane1
Jun 2016
#52