[Timber Rattler]

It gives the authority to the President to negotiate trade deals for an up or down vote in the Congress.

Dishonest. TPA was rigged by Hatch to require 60 votes for disapproval of TPP, with no amendments or filibusters.

I'm not drinking anymore kool-aid from anybody, even Cruz. Sessions was right.

[Lakeshark]

Have you listened to the interview in the link here?

I just did. If you haven't you should.

It goes a long way in explaining why he voted, and where his disagreement with Sessions is. I've appreciated both of these senators, have trusted them more than any other for a long time. They disagree, they're both smart, and both wanting the best for the US, both wanting to apply conservative principles in doing so. They disagree here.

I'm going to cut him some slack and let the dust settle a bit. Throwing him under the bus without letting him defend what he did is far from the right course.