Liberal group targets Vichy Dems

[babylonsister]

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Liberal group targets Vichy Dems

Joshua Holland: holding Max Baucus' feet to the fire.


This is good to see...

A liberal political group formed to hold Democrats in line is airing its first ad, urging a Senate Democrat to oppose giving President Bush renewed power to try to speed trade deals through Congress.

The plan is to run the radio spot aimed at Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. in 13 Montana stations for a week beginning Thursday.

The group, They Work For Us, has created some tension in the Democratic Party with its mission to instill discipline among lawmakers on issues dealing with health, the work place and the economy. The group's members include labor leaders as well as liberal activists. <...>

"The Bush administration, surprisingly with Senator Max Baucus' support, wants the power to fast track these bad trade deals, costing Montana thousands of good-paying jobs and undermining our state's rights," the radio spot states. The ads are airing in Butte, Bozeman and Missoula, where Democrats have a strong presence.

Baucus, who is facing re-election in 2008, favors renewal but has said he wants tougher labor standards and better protections for workers displaced by trade deals. In a bipartisan vote last month, the Montana Senate called on Congress to replace "fast track" with a different system.

Baucus is dodging the issue by favoring fast-track renewal and claiming to be for tougher labor standards in our trade deals; he's essentially saying that he has enough faith that George W. Bush will keep his promises to trade-weary legislators that Congress should hand him a boatload of authority with which to break those promises.

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[JNelson6563]

1. Good, I hope they keep takin' it to 'em!

It's high time our Dems in Congress quit selling us out.

Julie