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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.

  • May 16, 2007 2:35 PM

    SECRET TRADE DEAL: Dems Bow to Pressure, Plan Trade Meeting Thursday

    MyDD's Matt Stoller is reporting that House Democrats have added the trade issue to a joint Whip/Caucus meeting tomorrow at 9:00am. The move follows Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel's move yesterday to block a previously scheduled meeting on trade. Emanuel, one of the chief architects of NAFTA, has been using his chairmanship to block rank-and-file Democrats' request to hold a debate about the trade deal. Now, with growing pressure on the Democratic leadership to reject the deal, a new meeting has been set.

    Just today, Wisconsin Rep. Steve Kagan (D), who represents a crucial swing district, took to the floor of the House to attack the deal and demand the release of its details. You can download the video of that speech here. Still no word on whether the legislative language of the deal will be made public at the meeting, or whether instead Democratic leaders are planning to go ahead with newly announced White House plans to avoid renegotiating the trade deals in question, thus making the much-touted labor and environmental standards unenforceable.

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  • waltc [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    Its become apparent now that this secret trade pact was part of a larger Democratic betrayal of the American people with the Senate's illegal alien amnesty legislation just passed and supported by the GOP and Bush.

    Why in the fuck are they giving Bush another legislative victory?

    Its like the Senate Democrats are owned by the same people the GOP ones are.

    BTW has anyone seen the terrible performance of Sen. Brown on Lou Dobbs recently? Sen. Brown had the audacity to praise this trade bill. I mean Dobbs was really trying to get Brown to say the legislation was bad but Brown was doing everything to spin it as good. Basically Brown acted like a footsoldier for Pelosi.

    So much for Sen. Brown being a populist, he's more a like big fraud.

    And all this all adds up to one more why to vote either third party or not vote at all. Because when vote Democrat its like voting for the GOP.

    Posted on May 17, 2007 12:41 PM
  • maxpayne [TypeKey Profile Page] :

    waltc, are you sure Brown is in favor of the bill? Of course, I wouldn't be surprised as I notice that Sirota is unable to praise Brown these days.

    Posted on May 17, 2007 7:53 PM

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