I read what he wrote and what you wrote and decided to do a Google search. Clearly the lady is tied to the U.S. Trade representative and it’s not too much of a stretch to think that Goldman pays in part for access, not just talent. I don’t know about TPP (the leaks look skeezy but it is still in flux and could be shaped into a very good thing), I do know that we have been doing trade all wrong, and if TPA is how we’ve been doing it, that is a thing that needs to change.
That doesn’t make Mrs. Heidi Cruz the “linchpin” in a nefarious global conspiracy involving the Queen, the Pope, the Knights of Malta, the Rothschilds, Opus Dei, Bilderburgers, The Chinese Triad, Neocons and the Saudi Royal Family. LOL
> “I do know that we have been doing trade all wrong, ...”
That’s pretty much true because we’ve had Presidents that are weak on conservative principles. Reagan was strong on trade but he had to go against the lazy, greedy auto unions that were wanting protectionism and who were not competitive. Because of his trade deals which were approved by Fast Track authority (every trade deal since FDR has needed a fast track renewal because without it the trade deals are too messy and never get sorted out) the american Auto Unions had their asses handed to them and the result was a resurgence in American manufacturing quality and competitiveness.
> “...and if TPA is how we’ve been doing it, that is a thing that needs to change.”
No! TPA is not the culprit. No foreign country is going to sit and work trade terms at a table when there is a legislative body (Congress) that turns all the work upside down again and again.
Example:
USTR=US Trade Reps appointed by the President
USTR sits down with multi-nation body to hammer out a trade deal.
USTR calls Senate Majority Leaders office (SMLO) “Mexico agrees to sell their oil at a discount if we import their iron ore”.
SMLO says “yeah sure but Senator Dufus wants to amend the deal that Mexico buys our carbon credits and approves of all our Climate Change rules”.
USTR calls back later and says “Mexico says Fuck You”.
What Fast Track does it to prohibit Senator Dufus from getting his hands into the details. He gets to vote yay or nay on the “Mexico agrees to sell their oil at a discount if we import their iron ore”; he doesn’t get to screw with it.
Without fast track, the deals never get done and other nations give the USA the middle finger.
But here’s an illustration of the kind of deal President Cruz will negotiate:
USTR: “Eurozone is begging on hands and knees for US LNG exports to get out of reach of the Russian bear”.
President Cruz: “Ok, let me get a thumbs up from SMLO and Speaker”. Calls SMLO and Speaker and says “LNG to Europe, Yay or Nay?”.
SMLO and Speaker say “what’s the benefit?”
President Cruz: “Jobs, building new liquefaction plants, new pipelines, export revenues and more jobs”.
SMLO: “What’s in it for me and my K-Street backers?”
President Cruz: “A big Texas boot up your ass”.
SMLO: “ How about Yay for LNG in return for revenue skim on the backend?”
President Cruz: “I don’t like that in principle; it’s dirty.”
Speaker: “One of my K-Streeters wants concessions on gay rights from Poland in return for LNG”.
President Cruz: “Nope, that’s against the rules. We are following fast track rules.”
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TPA under President Cruz is GOOD for America. It boils down to TRUST.
If TPA renewal comes up in 2017, the new vote will require 60 cloture votes in the US Senate and the democrats are never going to give enough to reach 60 with President Cruz in the White House That’s why he wants it now. And that doesn’t mean TPP and all the others under Obama get passed. But even if they are looking to pass, Ted Cruz has successfully filed an amendment (S.Admt 1384 to S.Amdt 1221) to close the door on backdoor amnesty which Hillary needs to get in the White House.
So Ted knows what he’s doing. The question comes down to whether people trust Ted more than any others.