Reply #48: For me to be moved by all of this

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I'd have to believe that the other candidate doesn't have his own folks working to elect him who don't have their own conflicts of interest on something or the other. I don't.

Presidents have advocated and advanced policy which isn't in their interest before, and, I accept that Hillary Clinton's position on the trade agreement is sincere. But, I don't think that positioning against this trade measure would preclude consideration of ALL trade and any 'fair' agreements which the U.S. might pursue with Columbia..

And, I don't think that anyone is talking about some embargo on trade with Columbia, so I don't know why it's so wrong to make money from promoting trade with Columbia, as Bill Clinton evidently did. The problem is supposed to be with the nature of this agreement he's supported. The issue is what his wife intends to do with the deal if she's elected. She's been clear on this.


from her campaign:

Sen. Clinton's spokesperson, Jay Carson, notes that Bill Clinton has supported the Colombia trade deal since 2000, but that his wife has been consistent in her opposition.

"Senator Clinton is the candidate for president and she is a clear and firm opponent of the Colombian free trade agreement," he said. "Like other married couples who disagree on issues from time to time, she disagrees with her husband on this issue. President Clinton has been public about his support for Columbia's request for U.S. trade preferences since 2000."