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Barack Obama

yallerdawg

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3. TPP is the "gold standard" of trade agreements.

Reply to MBS (Original post)

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 02:31 PM

Oct 2015

It includes progressive American ideals and policies promoting our values, for labor, environment, many other issues.

It fixes some of the things President Obama promised regarding NAFTA.

Now- to be sure - no Democrat can go wrong opposing TPP. If one job is lost because of TPP or just perceived to be lost because of TPP, that Democrat better be strong with his/her constituency.

Fortunately, we seem to have enough Democrats who care about this nation, this world - the future - who will stand with President Obama when it counts.

Protectionism and isolationism - trade wars and confrontations - is not the best option for our future.

Engagement, commerce, association, friendship, partnership - trust and shared vision - that is America's best future!

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Pres Obama's weekly address - on TPP (BOG group) [View all] MBS Oct 2015 OP

Because I trust Obama I trust him to do as he says....and trade is good, isolationism, bad. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #1

totally agree. MBS Oct 2015 #2

TPP is the "gold standard" of trade agreements. yallerdawg Oct 2015 #3

HOPE! SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2015 #4

Makes perfect sense treestar Oct 2015 #5