Hillary Clinton Addressed TPP in Iowa Event

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27. she speaks about it like she's detqached from the issues everyone else is discussing

from AP:

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Barack Obama should use a setback in Congress to seek the best possible trade agreement with a dozen Pacific Rim nations, pointing to the stumbles over the pact as an opportunity to address Democrats' concerns about job protections and wages.

"Let's take the lemons and turn it into lemonade," Clinton told about 600 supporters at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, addressing the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade proposal that has splintered Obama from House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and rank-and-file Democrats.

"The president should listen to and work with his allies in Congress, starting with Nancy Pelosi, who had expressed their concerns about the impact that a weak agreement would have on our workers to make sure we get the best strongest deal possible," Clinton said. "And if we don't get it, there should be no deal.

http://www.wset.com/story/29316048/the-latest-clinton-says-obama-must-work-with-dems-on-trade

Why is it that we can discuss what Pelosi's concerns are in detail here, and Clinton makes it appear that either she's uninterested in the details, uninformed, or assuming we should know what she's talking about?


Nancy Pelosi On TPP: ‘You Cannot Separate Commerce From The Environment’

“You cannot separate commerce and environment,” Pelosi said on the House floor before the vote.

Environmental groups had already opposed the TPP, because under the agreement, corporations will likely be able to sue governments that interfere with their business — even if the interference comes from enforcement of carbon reduction goals and passing environmental legislation. But earlier this week, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) doubled down on the environmental component of the TPP, introducing an amendment to the customs package that would “ensure that trade agreements do not require changes to U.S. law or obligate the United States with respect to global warming or climate change.”

Pelosi specifically addressed the Ryan amendment in her speech on the House floor, noting that passage of the bill would mean the U.S. Trade Representative was barred from negotiating on climate change.

“I hold myself second-to-none in this body in protecting the environment and recognizing the challenges of the climate crisis,” Pelosi said. "If TAA slows down the fast track, than I am prepared to vote against it.” And vote against it she did.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/12/3669269/pelosi-bashes-fast-track/

This is why people are unbelieving of her vagaries. It's insulting for her to act so removed from the details. In fact, if this is the type of presidency she promises, it's a rather unaccountable one in store.