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rurallib

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10. of course it is timed for political convenience

Reply to GoneFishin (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 08:29 AM

Apr 2015

Americans can't remember anything for more than a week.
Granting fast track could have been done many times in the past and almost any time in the future. Politicians know that the American public has the attention span of a gnat and right now (spring, before graduations and vacation) politics is pretty much invisible to most.

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Trade war heating up among Democrats [View all] Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 OP

this is fast becoming the issue in the campaign and it won't be going away cali Apr 2015 #1

Good job the dispute is coming to a head now, 18 months befor the election, Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #2

oh, it's going to be a big issue in the GE cali Apr 2015 #3

You have to wonder if the planned timing was intended to be more politically convenient GoneFishin Apr 2015 #5

of course it is timed for political convenience rurallib Apr 2015 #10

There are no coincidences. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #14

x 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #11

Damn right! Novara Apr 2015 #4

+1 For sure, it's about time for a re-direct appalachiablue Apr 2015 #16

Another triangulating non-answer from Clinton marmar Apr 2015 #6

+1 RiverLover Apr 2015 #8

Right wingers don't hedge, they go in for the kill. When our candidates hedge and moderate GoneFishin Apr 2015 #7

they have to steal as much as they can as fast as they can rurallib Apr 2015 #12

I suspect that you are right.The apologists for the corporatists are to blame. Years of them sowing GoneFishin Apr 2015 #17

Gotta say, I like Harry Reid a lot more since his eye got fucked up beerandjesus Apr 2015 #9

He doesn't have to worry about reelection now. nt justiceischeap Apr 2015 #13

The first trap for Secretary Clinton. PatrickforO Apr 2015 #15