Quote:So looks like the TPP is gonna happen, to my chagrin...


Thom Hartman calls the deal SHAFTA, southern hemispheric free trade agreement. I like that term better than TPP, cuz it's gonna give workers the shaft, lol.


So, I have a feeling I already knew who's for and whose against this, but thought this should have its own thread. Watched hard ball with Chris Matthews yesterday, he's for it.. I've lost almost all respect for MSNBC.

 

That tells me all I need to know.

 

 

Quote:Someone would have to be off their rocker to think this is a good idea.

 

Refer to the above quoted part in bold.  I think Chris "tingly" Mathews is off his rocker.

 

 

Quote:This is indeed a lousy deal, especially knowing that the UN/World Bank will be the ones enforcing this.  Having at least one of the most corrupt organizations in the world (The UN) handle this is bound to create all sorts of problems.   

 

People who are surprised Obama and McConnell are working on this together really don't have a clue who Mitch McConnell is.  He's nothing more than Harry Reid 2

 

People who are surprised that Obama is working on this don't really have a clue who Obama is either.  Or Bill Ayers.  Or Cass Sunstein.  Or John Holdren  Or George Soros....  the list goes on.  These people all have something in common.

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