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In reply to the discussion: Why do any otherwise intelligent people think that Nancy Pelosi [View all]pipoman
(16,038 posts)14. She lead NAFTA, GATT, and now TPP against the wishes of virtually every labor group...in fact...
Those arguments are being heard on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are getting ready to cast votes.
Im trying to find a path to yes, she told The Chronicle of the upcoming vote. Its hard. There are bumps in the road.
On a recent trip to many of the Asian countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the San Francisco Democrat said she expressed her concerns to foreign leaders, and we tried to spell out to them the understanding of what a tough sell this is going to be in Congress.
Our main standard is: What does this mean for the paycheck of Americans in the workforce, she said. We know the reasons are geopolitical of why we should have this strong influence in the Pacific region but what does it mean to the paycheck of American workers?
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/amp/NAFTA-on-steroids-pact-pits-Silicon-Valley-6202695.php/blockquote]
Yes, that's what she has been selling, I am trying to fuck US labor...it will be a tough road because it will adversely effect the American paycheck....oh well, I'm trying to get fast track authority.....and she did just that....
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She lead NAFTA, GATT, and now TPP against the wishes of virtually every labor group...in fact...
pipoman
Dec 2016
#14
no arguments about that here. just focus on running dems in neighborhood races so dems will see
msongs
Nov 2016
#8
How many of those tiny Republican states does it take to make a Californis-sized state.
Coyotl
Dec 2016
#17
Speaking of which, NPR is on the list of easy Republican targets for the first 100 days.
TrollBuster9090
Dec 2016
#29
And the fault of this lies squarely on the shoulders of DEMOCRATS who can't be bothered
TrollBuster9090
Dec 2016
#28
Wouldn't it be great to have a party that realized there was more than one office to fill?
Spitfire of ATJ
Dec 2016
#30
Here is the problem. . .again. She's in her 60s. Bernie is 72. I know that
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
#38
And Now I am sexist for saying that she is an establishment person whose name is poison
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
#46
You are right - It can't be her fault as leader. She's just an office place holder.
Red Oak
Dec 2016
#40
She is a leader in the most partisan era EVER of Congress. She is NOT a head coach.
pnwmom
Dec 2016
#41
So you think the Democratic Speaker should have opposed the Democratic President?
pnwmom
Dec 2016
#59
Shhh. . .I just got called a sexist for saying something about Nan that was true, like what you said
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
#49
Shh. . .that proves nothing. Once you're called and -ist, everything you say is a self-serving
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
#63