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another_liberal

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7. He is too accommodating to them and their interests, yes.

Reply to drynberg (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 07:07 PM

Jan 2014

"Lackey" is further than I would go though. Remember, he is a Constitutional scholar, not an economist or expert on trade negotiations. I fault him for taking bad advice from deceptive and self-serving advisers, but I don't believe he is owned by the wealthy class, as is the case with any number of members of Congress.

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