June 18, 2005
DON'T EXPECT ME TO PUT COUNTRY ABOVE PARTY:
NO DALEY CALL (Robert Novak, June 18, 2005, Townhall)
Former Commerce Secretary William Daley supports President Bush's uphill fight for Congressional approval of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) but declined a request to phone Democratic members of Congress and solicit their votes.Daley managed approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Chinese trade during the Clinton administration. But he said a call from a former Cabinet member could hardly counteract organized labor's pressure on Democrats to vote no. Daley agreed, however, to write an op-ed article supporting CAFTA.
A footnote: Daley believes that CAFTA is in trouble because of intense partisanship in Washington that he said is worse than the atmosphere during the Clinton impeachment.
Can anyone help us process this story? He supports a treaty that would benefit the country but won't help pass it. Oh, and he thinks the Hill is too partisan... Posted by orrinj at June 18, 2005 7:49 AM
He's a Democrat - enough said.
Posted by: obc at June 18, 2005 12:09 PMOh, and he thinks the Hill is too partisan...
This after he and his buddies did everything in their power to make it as partisan as possible. But like any good little adolescent, he's MovedOn, especially now that it's someone else's problem.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 18, 2005 12:24 PM"He supports a treaty that would benefit the country but won't help pass it."
His current job is running SBC, a telecom conglomerate. He probably figures that he should stay out of the line of partisan fire.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at June 18, 2005 12:35 PM