Clinton's opposition to the TPP is insulting

[davidpdx]

104. This is what gets me

3. Hillary Clinton stated that she wouldn't lobby or rally against the TPP. She would only state her position. Since she's not a member in the Congress, her position means absolutely nothing to defeat the TPP. In fact, she has the endorsement of the vast majority of democrats in the Congress, including those who voted to Fast Track it. This makes her the best person positioned to rally democrats to defeat it. However, she chooses to stay put and do absolutely nothing.

Some in this thread are saying that Hillary Clinton was against the TPA and we just don't know it. In fact she said very little about the TPA or TPP until after the TPA was passed. My question is why?

She had plenty of time to get up to speed on the changes that were made between the time she left her position as SoS and the time that the TPA was up for a vote. I've also heard some Clinton supporters claim that she had no idea what was in it. I very highly doubt that. Given that President Obama keeps in close touch with her after she left as SoS, she had to have had an idea what was in the agreement.

Furthermore, while she is not a member of Congress she has the ability to influence votes in both the House and the Senate. Many of the people in Congress have been there for a long time, some maybe even dating back to when her husband was president. So why she did not have had political influence, she DID have personal influence over some in Congress. She CHOOSE not to do anything about the TPA passing.

Now that the TPA has passed and the TPP only requires a simple majority, we are stuck with it. Our only hope is that one or more of the other countries in the agreement vote it down. Otherwise we are screwed.

Ps-Welcome back Cali! We missed you.