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2011-08-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-08-23 10:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements: Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.

Instead, how about free trade agreements with high per capita GDP countries like Luxembourg or Norway? Even Qatar.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-08-23 11:01|| 2011-08-23 11:01|| Front Page Top

#2 And, IIRC, it is an un-named Democrat Senator that has threatend a 'hold' on passage. Because they don't contain the proper Union kickbacks.

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-08-23 12:52|| 2011-08-23 12:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Ladies and gentlemen - Rasmussen Index of -26... THAT'S A NEW RECORD!

Posted by BigEd 2011-08-23 16:34|| 2011-08-23 16:34|| Front Page Top

#4 The only problem: the White House has not yet formally sent the deals to Congress for a vote.

A mere trifling. Obama would have done well as one of the mideastern dictators if he had the stones to survive the competition.

I doubt labor is going to like these trade bills.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-08-23 17:30|| 2011-08-23 17:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Since when do bills have to be written before being voted on? Is my memory incorrect or has something changed since healthcare?

Posted by AlanC 2011-08-23 18:12|| 2011-08-23 18:12|| Front Page Top

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