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2016 Postmortem

DanTex

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18. I doubt he will. He sees it as part of his legacy, and genuinely thinks it's a good thing.

Reply to portlander23 (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 02:52 PM

Jul 2016

It might not pass anyway, maybe in the lame duck session it could, but I don't see him changing his mind on it.

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Obama Should Get Behind Clinton on TPP [View all] portlander23 Jul 2016 OP

He already is. NorthCarolina Jul 2016 #1

I was just about to post the same thing. JRLeft Jul 2016 #10

Actually he isn't LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #38

Backers of Sanders need to actually read what the platform says. There is no such thing in there tonyt53 Jul 2016 #2

+1 JoePhilly Jul 2016 #4

+ 2. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #8

Some of us can't see why it should matter since he is irrelevant now. JudyM Jul 2016 #14

The platform isn't finalized yet. Orsino Jul 2016 #15

Maybe give us a reason to vote FOR SOMETHING. Dawgs Jul 2016 #16

Didn't they tell you they wouldn't be there? timmymoff Jul 2016 #28

1. Yes you respect your President. 2. There is no endorsement of TPP in there. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #3

There's that buzz word again! Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2016 #5

President Obama is far more important than Sanders Gothmog Jul 2016 #6

Yes he is important to you, because if he wasn't you wouldn't post about yet you do it virtually JRLeft Jul 2016 #11

Sanders failed to appeal to key groups of the Democratic base and lost the nomination Gothmog Jul 2016 #12

I'm responding to your post that he doesn't matter to you when he clearly does. JRLeft Jul 2016 #13

^^^This!!! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #31

Obama is President of the United States and the Leader of the Free World. He's not a nativist or BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #7

Then why was this negotiated in secret? earthshine Jul 2016 #17

It wasn't. Elizabeth Warren lied to you about that. Senators had access to the rough drafts from BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #19

I appreciate your thoughtful response, but frankly, I don't believe it. earthshine Jul 2016 #22

Stiglitz, Sanders, nor Chomsky know everything the president of the United States is privvy to. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #30

What is he privvy to? The process of trade negotiations should be transparent! earthshine Jul 2016 #32

Just because you say Sanders wasn't pro-LGBT doesn't make it true... GeorgiaPeanuts Jul 2016 #33

Lots of things need to be negotiated in secret, in order to shield from political pressures. DanTex Jul 2016 #20

We like political pressure just fine, fuck a shield TheKentuckian Jul 2016 #24

Who is "we"? DanTex Jul 2016 #26

The American People... GeorgiaPeanuts Jul 2016 #34

Am I not an American person? DanTex Jul 2016 #35

Well that's being a bit pedantic, no? GeorgiaPeanuts Jul 2016 #36

Citizens of course. TheKentuckian Jul 2016 #37

How is it supposed to be negotiated? Out in the park? On the subway? BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #21

It's just a google search away. earthshine Jul 2016 #23

That's an answer to a question I didn't ask. Please explain how negotiations are supposed to take BobbyDrake Jul 2016 #25

The answers are in the links previously provided to you. earthshine Jul 2016 #29

Why post this twice in a few minutes? MineralMan Jul 2016 #9

I doubt he will. He sees it as part of his legacy, and genuinely thinks it's a good thing. DanTex Jul 2016 #18

I thought she needed to preserve his legacy... TCJ70 Jul 2016 #27