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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Since Clinton got NAFTA passed over the objections of many in his own party, I'm thinking you didn't want to go there.
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Only about a hundred Democrats voted for NAFTA. The rest of the votes came from the Repubs. And Clinton had to push hard to get the Democrat votes he did get.
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Perhaps because of tomorrow's election, you want to have an argument with me about whether the Democratic or Republican party is better on free trade. I am not having that argument with you.
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Well you were, until you realized it was a totally losing argument.
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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop I'm just saying that Bush hasn't been good on free trade because he hasn't tried. He pays lip service, but he doesn't invest in it.
I've said this a few times, and your response is that Bush really spent a lot of (unidentified) "political capital" twisting Republican Congressman to vote for CAFTA. I don't buy that this is much of investment at all, compared to real priorities for the Administration like tax cuts, invading Iraq, and attempting to undo Social Security. Moreover, CAFTA is hardly much to write home about.
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Coming from a guy who is not really committed to free trade and who really loathes the Bush administration. Please. You just refuse to give the Bush administration kudos for anything.
