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Economy
Democrat arm-twisting on trade deal delayed after Obama weekend of golf, private Prince concert
2015-06-16
[Wash Times] The administration and House Republican leaders scrambled Monday to rescue President Obama's crucial trade deal in Congress, but White House aides acknowledged that a legislative solution was still eluding them.

With the remainder of his presidency riding on a solution to the impasse, Mr. Obama telephoned Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, said an alliance of Republican lawmakers and pro-trade Democrats would prevail in a revote on the trade package that failed last week.

"Trade is going forward," Mr. McCarthy told reporters.

But it wasn't clear when House leaders would schedule another vote, largely because there was no evidence that Mr. Obama had changed any Democrats' minds since Friday. After the disastrous loss dealt to him by his own party, the president spent much of the weekend playing golf and hosting a private, A-list concert at the White House featuring Prince.
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Isn't Prince gay?
Posted by: jvalentour   2015-06-16 23:24  

#8  The legacy of this president will assuredly be, "He lost too many balls in the high weeds."
Posted by: Herman Johnson7173   2015-06-16 23:18  

#7  Once again, people, wid feeling ...

How much is "too much", + how far is "too far", etc. for OWG Globalist-desired, Soon--to-be-Ex-Sole-Superpower-truned-Co-Superpower Amerika to unilaterally give up or retreat across the World so that its future OWG Co-Superpower Siblings Russia, China, + Iran, Other? can rise to MilPol/Geopol "Parity" wid the US, + WIDOUT THE USA BEING EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED BY SAME ANDOR WANNABES.

* "PARITY" WID THE US, NOT "INFERIORITY" TO THE US = IFF GUAM + OTHER PACIDFIC ISLES CAN BE SUNK OR DESTROYED BY THE RETREATING USA IN ORDER TO DENY TO CHINA + NUCLEAR ISLAM, WHOSE TO SAY THAT PART(S) OF THE USA CAN'T BE DESTROYED OR SUNK BY ITS OWG GLOBALIST "PAR" SIBLINGS IN RIGHTEOUS RETALIATORY INDIGNATION???

Lest we fergit, US-led Anti-US OWG-NWO + Globalism = THE US IS HELPING ITS POTEN RIVALS OR ENEMIES GET MILPOL OR GEOPOL STRONGER = "PAR" WID THE US, NOT WEAKER OR "STATUS QUO".

* FYI WORLD NEWS > [Topix] IS THE RISE OF A THIRD WORLD AMERICA INEVITABLE?

The "American Dream" is now, or very soon will be, the "North American Dream", where Mexico + Canada + Greenland have alleged responsibilities to ensuring US + "Continental/Pan-Union/NAU" Security + Econ Prosperity.

OWG GLOBALISTS = the fact that Mexico, Canada, + Greenland have NOT yet [y-e-t?]formally agreed to pay for Amerika's way-of-life + National, Geopol + OWG NAU Security, etc. has absolutely nothing to do wid anything!

SO THERE ... ... [SHOWS TONGUE].

lol.

* RUSSIA TODAY > ASIA-PACIFIC REGION TO LEAVE NORTH AMERICA BEHIND AS WORLD'S [#1]RICHEST REGION BY 2016 - STUDY.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-06-16 22:57  

#6  If Boner is smart he'll rope a dope the Democrats into doing something on the trade bill and then pull his support at the last minute.

That way the trade bill won't pass and the dems are on record voting for it...generates lots of votes in heavily union areas.

I do believe though the Dems are gun shy because of the carnage from Obumblecare that saw most of the Democratic Senators who voted for the thing voted out of office in their next election with Ocare as the primary campaign issue.

This thing stinks. Why do they hide the text?

I believe this is an even bigger mess than Ocare
Posted by: Sock Puppet al-Doomi   2015-06-16 21:32  

#5  But the window for action is closing! You know we can't interrupt him during golf.

I'm sorry, but you must wait until after the encore of Batdance.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-06-16 18:06  

#4  How are 'you' going to get me reelected in my district after this passes?

That explains the Democrat reluctance. The puzzler is why the Republicans are so involved in this.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-06-16 14:32  

#3  No rush, the fix is in.
Posted by: KBK   2015-06-16 13:16  

#2  Couldn't answer the fundamental question. How are 'you' going to get me reelected in my district after this passes?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-06-16 11:55  

#1  Anything that stops this shi# is good with me.

I've seen nothing at all that makes me think this is a good idea. Mainly because I've seen nothing for sure about what's in it.

I'm for free and fair trade but this thing seems to have more hidden features that screw the US than the Russian secret military plans for attacking us.
Posted by: AlanC   2015-06-16 09:20  

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