August 13, 2007
WHY DOESN'T W HIRE...:
Driving Them Leftward (MICHAEL BARONE, 8/13/07, Creators Syndicate, Inc.)
One issue that's going to come up this fall that you haven't heard much about is trade. Or at least I hope it's going to come up. The Bush administration has submitted four free-trade agreements for approval by Congress — with Peru, Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.At the moment, their chances don't look very good. Democrats have taken to opposing FTAs almost unanimously. In July 2006, the House voted by only a 217-215 margin for the CAFTA, the FTA with four Central American countries, and the Dominican Republic. House Democrats voted 188-15 against, House Republicans 202-27 for. In the Senate the vote was 54-45, with Democrats voting 33-10 against and Republicans 43-12 for. Those numbers suggest that the four pending FTAs are in severe trouble unless some votes are switched. [...]
You can sum up the reason why most congressional Democrats are voting against FTAs in six letters: AFL-CIO.
...Bill Clinton to be his trade rep? Posted by Orrin Judd at August 13, 2007 8:40 AM
Because Bill Clinton would see that as an obvious, clumsy attempt to use him as a tool against his own party - and would turn Bush down.
Posted by: Brandon at August 13, 2007 10:52 AMNo, he wouldn't. He's a patriot. And a narcissist.
Posted by: oj at August 13, 2007 1:15 PMHis wife wouldn't let him take the job.
Posted by: Brandon at August 13, 2007 2:50 PMBill's a narcissist first and foremost. His patriotism stems from thinking that whatever is good for Bill is good the country.
Posted by: b at August 13, 2007 3:45 PMOffer him a choice of interns and he'll be in the office tomorrow morning.
Posted by: ratbert at August 13, 2007 6:15 PM