Obama's playing 3D chess - TPP. We just gotta trust him.

[Hoyt]

68. Once again Obama has you covered. Straight from the US Trade Rep's Blog

You are looking at old negotiating documents and here's what your Trade Rep is doing, notwithstanding your mistrust:

U.S. negotiators have made clear where we don’t agree with weaker TPP proposals on environmental provisions, and just how serious we are about making sure that the obligations in the environmental chapter are subject to the same enforcement processes as obligations elsewhere in the TPP, including recourse to trade sanctions.

It’s true that U.S. negotiators are fighting alone on some of these issues – but that’s exactly what they’re doing: pressing harder, not retreating. In December the trade ministers of the 12 TPP countries met for three days to tackle tough issues together, including in the environment chapter. There, the United States reiterated our bedrock position on enforceability of the entire environment chapter, as well as our strong commitments to provisions such as those combating wildlife trafficking and illegal logging.

The entire TPP negotiation, including on the environmental chapter, is ongoing. We will continue to work with Congress and with our stakeholders in the environmental community, as we have from day one, for the strongest possible outcome. Together, we can continue to call on TPP partners to join us in achieving the high environmental standards being proposed and advocated by the United States.

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/blog/2014/January/The-US-and-Environmental-Protections-in-the-TPP


Call up Michael Brune and tell him to prepare an award for Obama and his team.

Seriously, I would be very disappointed if things are not changed in the final draft, and bet my rear and reputation -- such as they are -- that the language will be tougher in the TPP, and perhaps other related environmental agreements that may apply.