[hedgetrimmer]

One lawmaker said he was shocked that a federal agency charged with protecting the rights of Americans workers would go to such lengths to block the public from seeing its own contractor's concerns before Congress votes on the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

CAFTA is awfully important to the globalists, and they will stop at nothing to get it passed, it appears.

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

Europe voted if they wanted a NWO.

[hedgetrimmer]

FYI

[SunnyD1182]

Incredible. This administration will go through any means necessary to shove its agenda down this country's throat, even if that means covering up everything that weakens their case.

And now, I will get called a socialist, and have 1000 messages in my inbox because I just spoke ill of the Bush administration on free trade issues.

[Willie Green]

USTR Portman's Labor Rights Gimmickry
USDA plants its own news

The executive branch has become largely dysfunctional,
serving primarily as a propaganda outlet for Dubya's multinational corporatism.

[Condor51]

The studies ... concluded that several countries the administration wants to be granted free-trade status have poor working conditions and fail to protect workers' rights."

Excuse me, but so what and a big boo-freaking-hoo.
And exactly what is a "poor working condition" and exactly whom decides what "workers' rights" are. Huh? Some dweeb in a basement office in D.C. that's never had a callous on his hand and thinks Chess is a contact sport?"

As long as the workers aren't chained to the frigging machine and fed oats, I give a shiite what some guy in Costa Rica gets paid or if his factory isn't air conditioned.

Just as long a said cost savings measures are passed along to the consumer here in the USA I'm fine with it. Not like those turds at Nike who charge $100+ for a pair of crappy sneakers that cost them $3 to make in Malaysia. Now that ... 'sucks'.

[Just A Nobody]

FYI ;*(

[traviskicks]

give me a break (speaking to the author of this article), all this whinning about workers rights... If workers rights were so bad they wouldn't choose to work at the companies that employ them.

[tyw]

"From our perspective, nothing has changed. It's a great agreement that will improve labor conditions in Central America," Mills said.

"Or lower labor conditions in America along with our standard of living" tyw said.

Those of you that don't like the "press 1 for English" prompts should think about the idea of getting two phone books on your doorstep with one being in spanish or trying to deal with a grocery store that has no one that speaks english.

[A. Pole]

The Labor Department kept secret for more than a year government studies that supported Democratic opponents of the Bush administration's new Central American trade deal, internal documents show.

Bump!

[madfly]

CAFTA ping

[madfly]

CAFTA ping

[Mr. Nobody]

secrecy in government bump

[Regulator]

have poor working conditions and fail to protect workers' rights

Which is precisely why they want CAFTA: so that they can take advantage of those conditions, and be able to undercut American citizens by playing on an unlevel playing field.

If you get to play the game under easier rules, while the other guy has a handicap, well...he's screwed.

Which is exactly what they want.

[Iscool]

One lawmaker said he was shocked that a federal agency charged with protecting the rights of Americans workers would go to such lengths to block the public from seeing its own contractor's concerns before Congress votes on the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Shocked, shocked I tell ya...

Who didn't know the republicans were as corrupt as the democrats???

[balch3]

It's the Executive Branch. That means President Bush or someone designated by him decides what's released and what isn't. Get over it Libs. Your side lost in November and doesn't get to make those decisions. Too bad so sad.

[hershey]

Bingo.

[albee]

"The studies, paid for by the department, concluded that several countries the administration wants to be granted free-trade status have poor working conditions and fail to protect workers' rights."

Using that criteria, we should stop trading with Red China IMMEDIATELY!