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In reply to the discussion: Harry Reid: Hillary Clinton Would 'Handle Things Probably Even Better' Than Bill Clinton [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)9. Not exactly. 1) Slavery ended with the Civil War. 2) Negotiating TPP was not in her job description.
3) She is willingly negotiating whatever terms that she wants.
Didn't you know that Obama has no real power? He can't even close Gitmo.
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Harry Reid: Hillary Clinton Would 'Handle Things Probably Even Better' Than Bill Clinton [View all]
onehandle
Jul 2013
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Better? In what way? He only signed NAFTA while she's been negotiating TPP, the NAFTA on steroids?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#2
HRC reportedly drafted and negotiated TPP provisions on behalf of Obama.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#5
Not exactly. 1) Slavery ended with the Civil War. 2) Negotiating TPP was not in her job description.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#9
HRC, plus Republicans and others in his Administration set policy, as well as Goldman Sachs, et al.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#20
She'll likely make an even better president than Obama, but we'll see. nt
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#6
Hillary who? Thought she retired as I've heard damn little from her on the current topics of late.
Purveyor
Jul 2013
#13
Well she did finally come out in support of gay marriage back in March...
PoliticAverse
Jul 2013
#15
I doubt that but if you can produce polling to indicate otherwise, I will stand 'corrected'...eom
Purveyor
Jul 2013
#25
You said: "I feel Obama's black skin is at the bottom of a huge amount of the Republicans..."
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2013
#42
She COULDN'T be more anti-poor than Bill was signing the "Death to Jobless Moms" welfare bill.
Ken Burch
Jul 2013
#29
Since the 1880's Democrats have been "pro-trade". republicans were the "high tariff" party until
pampango
Jul 2013
#34
Trade does not force down wages. If it did, progressive countries would trade less than the US.
pampango
Jul 2013
#39
In and of itself, trade doesn't force down wages. NAFTA and deals like it have, though.
Ken Burch
Jul 2013
#40
"...if we can't get NAFTA and GATT scrapped..." You are half-way there. GATT died in 1994.
pampango
Jul 2013
#41
U.S. corporations have repeatedly used the "no subsidy" language to go after social benefits
Ken Burch
Jul 2013
#43
Well, hopefully she wouldn't lie under oath about having sex with an intern.
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#31