TPP Trade Deal Will Be Devastating for Access to Affordable Medicines

[1StrongBlackMan]

34. The gop is slathering over this agreement ...

because the THINK it will roll back regulations that impinge of profits (and for a number of other terms outlined in the leaked memos). This is an unknown, and wouldn't be the first time business bet wrong with respect to President Obama's actions.

How do you think the vote is going to go?

Since republicans have control over both Houses of Congress, it would likely pass ... assuming the terms that republicans want to see in it are, in fact, included in it. However, should the US government's Objective be realized, it would likely fail. But, the vote still, really, remains uncertain ... its outcome depends on what is in the agreement and how loudly dissenters shout.

Obama has already said he will ignore the Dems in Congress, and work with the GOP on this.

I do not think for a second that Obama wants this to fail because it puts the Investor State over sovereign governments.

That is unsurprising ... but I happen to think that President Obama will not sign a trade agreement that does not largely conform to the stated Objectives.

The difference between the two of us is your utter and unshakable belief that President Obama is corrupt and out to screw the American people in favor of "the oligarchs"; whereas, I do not share that belief.