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McConnell praises Obama on trade
The Hill ^ | May 14, 2015 | Jordain Carney

Posted on 05/14/2015 8:03:51 AM PDT by maggief

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) praised President Obama on the "fast track" trade bill, saying the Democrat commander in chief has "done his country a service."

"I’d like to thank the President too. No, you’re not hearing things. President Obama has done his country a service by taking on his base and pushing back on some of the more ridiculous rhetoric we’ve heard," the Republican leader said. "He was right to remind everyone that ‘you don’t make change through slogans’ or ‘ignoring realities.’"

McConnell added that Obama "should be recognized" for his role in the trade fight.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mcconnell4obama; rinomcconnell; senatesecrecy; undocumenteddemocrat
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1 posted on 05/14/2015 8:03:51 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

No words...


2 posted on 05/14/2015 8:07:02 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: maggief

The Chamber of Congress is pleased with Obama. More cheap imports and fewer American jobs! A bit much even for the Communist Democrats—but not for Mitch the Bitch!


3 posted on 05/14/2015 8:07:15 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: maggief; All

This TPP or TPA bill is the worst bill ever:

The controversial TPP, of course, is disguised as a treaty to promote “free trade” — more properly described as managed or corporatist trade — among nations surrounding the Pacific. However, the TPP agreement, currently being negotiated behind closed doors by governments, dictatorships, and special interests, includes some major surprises. As The New American reported recently, a leaked chapter of the TPP deal would create NAFTA-style international “tribunals” with the purported authority to override American laws, courts, and even the U.S. and state constitutions — all for the benefit of special interests, foreigners, and crony capitalists. The American people and self-government would be the big losers.

Another chapter of the agreement making headlines this week, meanwhile, purports to regulate immigration policies among TPP signatories. “The Trans-Pacific Partnership includes an entire chapter on immigration,” observed Curtis Ellis, executive director of the American Jobs Alliance, in a post for The Hill. “It is a Trojan horse for Obama’s immigration agenda. House members who were ready to defund the Department of Homeland Security to stop President Obama’s executive action on immigration must not give him TPA, which he will use to ensure his immigration actions are locked in when he leaves office.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration


4 posted on 05/14/2015 8:08:16 AM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: maggief

He really needed to go in the last election.
Voted for TARP too. Will probably vote to bailout the new elite global corps we will be beholden to now.


5 posted on 05/14/2015 8:08:26 AM PDT by Lorianne (fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
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To: maggief

Why must it be secret, Mr. McConnell (undocumented Democrat)?


6 posted on 05/14/2015 8:13:50 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: maggief; All

1.This “free trade” deal is a trojan horse. It really allows Obama to flood the USA with unlimited immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

2.This fast track overrides the Constitutional requirement that 66% of the Senate has to approve any trade deal or international treaty.

Why would Congress want to give up our power to Obama and 3rd world dictators?

There’s much more evil in this bill . Worst bill ever. It Does destroy the U.S.A


7 posted on 05/14/2015 8:14:20 AM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: maggief
"You might be getting too far out on this, Mitch. Better to keep it on the down low."


8 posted on 05/14/2015 8:20:45 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: maggief; All; ncalburt

This TTP/TPA deal is a trojan horse.It’s disguised as “free trade” What It really allows is for Obama to flood the USA with unlimited number of immigrants ...
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/20710-obama-gop-trade-scheme-includes-unrestricted-immigration

It’s Obamatrade but also Obama Amnesty to all the 3rd world.


9 posted on 05/14/2015 8:21:27 AM PDT by Democrat_media (Obama illegally got his FCC gestapo to impose SOROS' regulations on Internet)
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To: maggief

Fast “track”? Obama and the GOPe are taking the country into a curve at 106 mph.


10 posted on 05/14/2015 8:22:35 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Darth Obama on 529 plans: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.)
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To: maggief

If this bill is so great, why is it essentially secret? It can only be viewed under high security, and with no note-taking.

I bet in addition to the trade policies, there’s some “enabling law” ringers buried deep in the bill, and that’s why Obama wants it so much.

What I can’t understand is why the GOP would line up for it, and the Dems against, when the secrecy is the essential problem for me.


11 posted on 05/14/2015 8:23:35 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: maggief

The Trade Bill is a secret ,McConnell only knows what Obama’s little notes to him tells him ,LOL. The GOP are trying their best to lose all the seats they gained


12 posted on 05/14/2015 8:24:52 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: maggief

Bought and Sold in the Senate by Mitch “Im not Harry” McConnell.


13 posted on 05/14/2015 8:28:47 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: maggief

Mitch McConnell is the poster boy for those who vote time and time again for Republicans and think that things will change.

In the last election we had a chance to dump him and “the boner” but the weak-kneed Republican House and Senate loved them so much they voted them for their leader.

Think change will come with the next election......THINK AGAIN!


14 posted on 05/14/2015 8:29:37 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

What I can’t understand is why the GOP would line up for it, and the Dems against, when the secrecy is the essential problem for me.

The Dems know it’s disaster and want all the benefits to go to the Dems and all the Blame to go to the GOP. The Stupid GOP being Suckered Again ,LOL


15 posted on 05/14/2015 8:30:05 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: maggief

If Obama had known that a Republican majority in the House and Senate would be so accommodating, he would have pushed Reid and Pelosi out long ago.

With Pubbies like these, you don’t need Dems.


16 posted on 05/14/2015 8:31:16 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Norm Lenhart

1,000


17 posted on 05/14/2015 8:32:12 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: maggief

So. In getting his prostate exam from Dr. Obama, McConnell bends over the examining table willingly and flinches not when he feels BOTH of Obama’s hands on his shoulders.


18 posted on 05/14/2015 8:32:13 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: maggief

Makes me ill.


19 posted on 05/14/2015 8:36:45 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: maggief

I think someone needs to look into whether Mitch set up Bevin on the cockfight invite.


20 posted on 05/14/2015 8:42:08 AM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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