Naming names helped Obama get fast-track trade authority back on track in less than 24 hours

[Cali_Democrat]

The White House named names. And not 24 hours later, President Barack Obama and his aides had a deal to get fast-track back on track.

After resistant Democrats scuttled a vote Tuesday to move forward on one of Obama’s signature goals — authority to negotiate details of an upcoming Pacific trade pact — the president called resistant Democrats to the White House. Then his aides took the unusual step of releasing a list of which senators attended

Democrats on Capitol Hill say the agreement they reached the next day to move forward on the legislation extracted real concessions from Republican leadership. But in the end, the dramatic gesture of voting against their own president got Democrats little beyond delaying the vote to open debate on Obama’s trade agenda to Thursday, instead of Tuesday.

What they won: a vote on a customs enforcement package that includes a measure on Chinese currency manipulation. But it’s unlikely to ever become law, in part because Obama would probably veto it if it ever got to his desk. Democrats dropped their demands that the customs and currency package hitch a ride with fast-track.


http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/obama-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-117921.html?hp=lc3_4_b1

[99Forever]

1. Bull.

It's the same old Kabuki Theater, from the same tired neoliberal actors.

[Backwoodsrider]

2. now they can go back home

and tell their peoples they voted against it until they could go in and fine tuned the TPP they way they want it, its all good now. Details be damned.

I believe TPP is to try and save what we could as globalism is gaining momentum like a snow ball and our human rights are falling away. Its like watching a car wreck in slow motion.

[Cha]

3. "Democrats on Capitol Hill say the agreement they reached the next day to move forward on the

legislation extracted real concessions from Republican leadership."

The vote yesterday was against McConnell not President.. but the corpmedia wanted their hair on fire.. and those who sucked it up made it about being against Obama. Thanks for playing

"The White House named names. And not 24 hours later, President Barack Obama and his aides had a deal to get fast-track back on track."

snip// from the link..

"White House officials said the agreement that will now open debate on the trade package on Thursday only seems like a dramatic turnaround because Tuesday’s doom and gloom was overblown. The president’s trade agenda is moving again, on its way through the Senate and off to the much more problematic House. And the president has regained the momentum."

HaHa.. Thanks Cali.

[Cha]

4. KICK

[ucrdem]

5. K'n'R

It's a divisive wedge issue but an unavoidable one so props for the Dems who got it back on track and props to PBO for being gracious about it.

[Cha]

6. Grace under fire..

Check out this thread, please.. I know.. weird segue..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11075786

[ucrdem]

7. Sweet Baby James!

Love James Taylor!

[Cha]

8. And, he loves Obama!

[ucrdem]

9. How Sweet it Is!