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42. From what the opponents to TPP say TPP is NAFTA on steroids that's what. Everyone made

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Mon Aug 15, 2016, 10:12 AM

Aug 2016

Ross Perot out to be crazy but in my opinion he was dead on about that giant sucking sound.

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Disappointed' in Obama, Sanders Calls on Top Dems to Drop Lame Duck TPP Push [View all] villager Aug 2016 OP

is bernie waking up from his post-convention sleep? nt msongs Aug 2016 #1

Well, TPP's rise from the near-dead could be considered a rude awakening. nt villager Aug 2016 #2

No. He is obviously reacting to Presidents push to have the dems sign the TPP CentralMass Aug 2016 #3

Thank you, Senator Sanders! ananda Aug 2016 #4

+1000 FreakinDJ Aug 2016 #26

Why the hell is Obama bringing this up again? My guess is he knows the Republicans will doc03 Aug 2016 #5

You're saying his actual reason for bringing up a policy he clearly advocates... villager Aug 2016 #6

I don't get it with Trump against TPP and Sanders, Clinton, Warren and doc03 Aug 2016 #7

Because he thinks it is the right thing to do? Egnever Aug 2016 #13

You haven't noticed we have lost all our good paying manufacturing jobs? nt doc03 Aug 2016 #15

What does that have to do with the Tpp? Egnever Aug 2016 #36

From what the opponents to TPP say TPP is NAFTA on steroids that's what. Everyone made doc03 Aug 2016 #42

From what the opponents say... Egnever Aug 2016 #46

Let me see a list of labor unions that back TPP n/t doc03 Aug 2016 #47

Again not an argument of it's ills Egnever Aug 2016 #48

Can't beleive you missed the 100s of threads here at DU illustrating all thats wrong FreakinDJ Aug 2016 #27

Oh I have seen hundreds of posts decrying how evil it is Egnever Aug 2016 #35

He wouldn't push it unless he thought that he could get it through. amandabeech Aug 2016 #19

Ahem grubbs Aug 2016 #31

Ahem. The big companies will sue the small companies and state and local amandabeech Aug 2016 #33

Aaand not a word of that true.. Egnever Aug 2016 #40

more ahem Egnever Aug 2016 #38

Aaand since I am aheming Here's more of it. Egnever Aug 2016 #39

Obama will clear the deck for Clinton in the lame duck. TPP will pass and Garland will be confirmed. tritsofme Aug 2016 #8

Then the Democrats will have to wear TPP around their neck just like NAFTA. doc03 Aug 2016 #9

Just like they have to wear the ACA Egnever Aug 2016 #10

More like their Iraq war votes. nt villager Aug 2016 #12

And the problems in Libya and Syria. amandabeech Aug 2016 #20

Hey, when disasters are *this* profitable... villager Aug 2016 #22

We're not much better than our enemies with this surveillance. amandabeech Aug 2016 #23

But... we're "free!" villager Aug 2016 #24

If they say so. amandabeech Aug 2016 #25

Obama negotiated the agreement...Why would he want to kick the can down the road? tritsofme Aug 2016 #11

if Dems wanted to win , they'd vote this down BEFORE the election yurbud Aug 2016 #14

The 2 most important priorities are (1)winning this election, & (2) defeating TPP. Faryn Balyncd Aug 2016 #43

When DLCers lose, they blame progressives but ignore the gun in their own hand and the holes in yurbud Aug 2016 #44

"Guns don't kill our election chances -- those pesky liberals do!" nt villager Aug 2016 #45

k&r nationalize the fed Aug 2016 #16

We're having problems with China and their navy in the South China Sea. amandabeech Aug 2016 #21

China won't go to war because they can't afford it FreakinDJ Aug 2016 #28

They take the long, long, long view. amandabeech Aug 2016 #29

Once again proving he's still got our backs. Thank you Sen. Sanders. Doremus Aug 2016 #17

Exactly. On both counts. nt villager Aug 2016 #18

Yup. K&R nt riderinthestorm Aug 2016 #32

Rolling my eyes...LITERALLY!!!! UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #30

Yea, but all those that wish for the monstrosity are only seeing is rolls of cash nolabels Aug 2016 #41

DFA PETITION to Hillary Clinton: Ask White House to oppose Lame Duck TPP Vote Faryn Balyncd Aug 2016 #34

He's not alone. John Conyers wrote a very strong piece about his opposition to an LD vote cali Aug 2016 #37