2016 Postmortem

Quixote1818

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40. Watch this debate and the numbers cited and see if you still think NAFTA was a good idea

Sat May 21, 2016, 07:16 PM

May 2016

The ONLY way NAFTA would have worked to our benefit and to the benefit of many poor countries is if it had human rights, environmental protection and workers rights principals written into it. Otherwise it's nothing but a cash cow for the 1%.

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Bill Clinton’s track record on economy is back in the spotlight [View all] portlander23 May 2016 OP

It should fill you with hope, here's why BootinUp May 2016 #1

Gross misreading of history portlander23 May 2016 #3

Whatevs, I get tired of trying to explain politics to dreamers. BootinUp May 2016 #5

Just saying portlander23 May 2016 #7

Don't put words into my mouth please. BootinUp May 2016 #9

Right. They had Congress, but Clinton outmaneuvered Hortensis May 2016 #19

He took their ideas from them too. liberalnarb May 2016 #21

He's not ideologue, thats actually a good thing. It means he uses facts BootinUp May 2016 #29

Alan Greenspan AgingAmerican May 2016 #36

Believe it or not BootinUp May 2016 #37

Alan Greenspan was an Ayn Rand acolyte AgingAmerican May 2016 #38

Fine. Doesn't mean the SOS same old shit is going to fly today. In fact, it's not, and if highprincipleswork May 2016 #30

You will see respected progressive/liberal voices are going to be 100% BootinUp May 2016 #33

I know all about her Progressive policy positions. And I'm very ready for her to embrace them highprincipleswork May 2016 #39

Recommend Chart... KoKo May 2016 #10

from your graph-- Clinton seems to have raised the marginal tax rate from about 30 to 39% andym May 2016 #34

You over-think stuff -- like the Clintons. KPN May 2016 #6

Its a marathon, not a sprint. BootinUp May 2016 #8

Your whole premise was that the Clintons wrenched power away from KPN May 2016 #13

I don't think you are accounting for the primary process BootinUp May 2016 #15

Accounting for the primary process? The platform? Lol. KPN May 2016 #41

Not the platform I am referring to. Campaign's policy platform nt BootinUp May 2016 #42

Ah, neo-liberalism. It's on its deathbed as I said. Whether he wins the nomination is moot, KPN May 2016 #43

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I've seen that posted here a few times. This left fringe attempt to "change" BootinUp May 2016 #31

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Good...Bill Clinton has an excellent record on the economy...23million jobs.nt asuhornets May 2016 #2

It's called the dot.com boom. Skwmom May 2016 #18

whatever it was...it was beautiful...23 million jobs...nt asuhornets May 2016 #35

The fact that Hillary would hand over control of the economy NWCorona May 2016 #4

Bill Clinton's economic development plans resembled Baitball Blogger May 2016 #11

Exactly! KPN May 2016 #14

Nope. Simply not true as stated. Hortensis May 2016 #20

A lot of people predicted this from day one and were pooh-poohed into submission tularetom May 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #25

And he is trying to take credit for the dot.com boom Skwmom May 2016 #16

This article is singling out the Sandroid talking points without examining the big picture eastwestdem May 2016 #17

Bill Clinton Was Not an Economic Savior Skwmom May 2016 #22

That was after G.H.W. Bush deliberately spent Hortensis May 2016 #23

Let's see, NAFTA was signed in 1994. What happened to employment after 1994? ucrdem May 2016 #27

Watch this debate and the numbers cited and see if you still think NAFTA was a good idea Quixote1818 May 2016 #40

No thanks. America is still paying for Willie's 1990s Track Record... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #28