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Barack Obama

MBS

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9. Where the WaPo editorial went wrong

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 03:48 PM

Jun 2015

. . . was in its own simplistic demand that she give a "simple yes or no" answer. Now that there are so many moving parts, there is really no such thing as a "simple yes or no" on TPP. She had to explain her thoughts in context, as she did. The CBS article described this legislative process as a "game of ping pong", which is a pretty apt (if undeservedly polite) metaphor for this grotesque process.

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*BOG GROUP* House Passes Trade Promotion Authority - Again [View all] yallerdawg Jun 2015 OP

glad to hear this. ucrdem Jun 2015 #1

bad news is that House Republican removed some climate protections MBS Jun 2015 #2

Procedural snafu. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #3

thanks for amplification. MBS Jun 2015 #4

A sad irony, though not lethal in this case, ucrdem Jun 2015 #5

I share the president's frustration. n/t MBS Jun 2015 #7

WaPo editorial on TPP and HRC response MBS Jun 2015 #6

Hillary answers on TPA. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #8

Where the WaPo editorial went wrong MBS Jun 2015 #9

Hillary is tying TAA to her vote for TPA. Last weeks version. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #10

yup, I agree. MBS Jun 2015 #11