Oh boy. Didn’t Cruz vote for this?
BTTT
Open borders and idiotic free trade policies go hand in hand. We export jobs and industry while importing more illiterate uneducated third world peasants....
......Jobs out||||||| Illiterate third worlders in
A more destructive economic policy could not be concocted.
This is why we need the Federal Reserve bank continually goosing the housing and stock markets with a flood of fiat money to give the illusion of real prosperity. The Federale Government borrowing (then spending) trillions from China, Japan, the Federal Reserve bank is essential to keep the economy somewhat bubbling
Trump, on the other hand, doesn't carry any water for anyone except himself, he is answering what we want him to answer, and he's showing us what he is made of...
And all the little nay sayers are saying: Trump is going down.
LMAO...Trump is so smart, you just shake your head and wonder what the hell just happened!!!
BMFLTWTFW
(book mark for later to witness the fireworks)
Hmmm, I guess there is no perfect candidate after all, I’m shocked.
If only Trump would stake out some conservative positions.
I still like Cruz, but his position on TPP gives me pause.
Really interesting article.
Great post!
Via linked article:
Trump himself railed against the TPP last June, also warning that Obama would later let China get onto the deal through the back door (because he’s weak) and more generally arguing that the TPP would make it easier for China to continue feasting out of American workers’ lunch buckets.
In other words, the coming debate over the TPP gives Trump the perfect opportunity to do what he’s already been doing to great effect: test the true nature of opinion among rank-and-file Republican voters, by forcing real debates out into the open on issues that had previously remained deliberately vague or walled off from real discussion by GOP orthodoxy.
What is TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the name of the 12-nation trade talks that are currently ongoing. There is no deal, though Obama administration officials say they are closing in on one. President Barack Obama has made reaching a deal on TPP one of the top goals of his second term and a cornerstone of his foreign and domestic policy agenda. It is also a top priority of Republican leadership in the House and Senate. Many Democrats, stung by past major trade agreements, are skeptical of the direction of the negotiations. But it’s important to note, again, there is technically no deal ... yet.
Think about negotiating with 11 other countries. They’ve all got their own politics, their own legislatures, and their own powerful industries. How could you possibly get all 11 to agree on the same principles, let alone a specific trade deal? It’s not easy. So it would make sense to create a mechanism to try and streamline the process, right? Meet the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). TPA is not the trade deal (again, that’s TPP). It is, more or less, a procedural mechanism designed to ease the passage of any deal. TPA, also known as “fast-track,” doesn’t prevent lawmakers from voting on a final deal, but it does prevent amendments. Obama administration officials say explicitly they need TPA to reach a final agreement on TPP. Other nations, as Obama’s team explains it, simply don’t trust that the U.S. can get a deal through Congress untouched without it. (This is a serious point of disagreement between Obama and Democrats opposed to the trade deal.)
While TPA is not (repeat: is not) the actual trade deal, it does require legislation and a vote. Democrats opposed or who are wavering on trade see that bill as one of the last points of leverage should Obama actually finalize a deal. If TPA passes and Obama’s team reaches an agreement on TPP, there’s little confidence within the ranks of those opposed to a deal that momentum could be halted at that point. For a unified labor movement, progressive activists, and Democrats opposed to the deal, that has painted TPA as a must-kill item on the agenda.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-15/from-tpa-to-tpp-a-trade-deal-explainer