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OilemFirchen

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Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:18 PM

Oct 2015

Get that monster off this bus!

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Krugman: The TPP looks better than it did, which infuriates much of Congress. [View all] pampango Oct 2015 OP

Kickin' to read later. Faux pas Oct 2015 #1

well, obviously it is "politically viable" right now, so we can conclude that Doctor_J Oct 2015 #2

Doesn't matter what he calls himself. delrem Oct 2015 #4

I think you misunderstand the quote ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #5

hardly. I understand it perfectly. Doctor_J Oct 2015 #8

Yeah. Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #10

... OilemFirchen Oct 2015 #9

I think Krugman need not submit to litmus tests from some dude on the Internet. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #26

Wow. Krugman is going all in to promote the TPP. delrem Oct 2015 #3

"All in"? YMMV lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #16

As was his opposition. Unlike some people (not you) he hesitates pnwmom Oct 2015 #21

An agreement I could be *happy* with would involve Pharma CEO's rioting in the streets... lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #24

I agree Andy823 Oct 2015 #29

I'll go with Richard Wolff's opinion on the TPP Pastiche423 Oct 2015 #6

just joined the personality cult and had to abandon his principles for the president Doctor_J Oct 2015 #7

Or maybe you were wrong. Is that a possibility? randome Oct 2015 #11

He's more familiar with the details than we are. I tend to believe him pnwmom Oct 2015 #12

Richard Wolff hasn't read a word? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #13

I haven't noticed any links you've posted here. Sorry if I missed them. And by that pnwmom Oct 2015 #14

scads of congressional democrats are against it too. is it OK to believe them? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #32

"Does it make me a racist?" No. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #33

The blog post is all about the public reaction of certain groups muriel_volestrangler Oct 2015 #15

I think if the rightwing hates it that's a promising sign. But it will be out soon. pnwmom Oct 2015 #17

Remember, compromise is a bad word YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #19

Ass-ume makes asses out of you and me. emulatorloo Oct 2015 #27

Keyboard Warriors throwing PK under the bus. trumad Oct 2015 #18

They want a "political revolution" YoungDemCA Oct 2015 #20

^^^This^^^ ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #28

Krugman will be joining others under the bus who were previously respected by DU "progressives". DCBob Oct 2015 #22

And that's the point of his post. trumad Oct 2015 #23

I admire Krugman and have used him quite a bit and will continue to. mmonk Oct 2015 #25

True. But Brunei's population is only about 400,000 and its per capita GDP is like the US. pampango Oct 2015 #30

You are correct there's not much labor to exploit. mmonk Oct 2015 #31