Republicans Support Obama's Trade Agenda. Do Democrats?

[MannyGoldstein]

From The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/09/republicans-support-obamas-trade-agenda-do-democrats/245248/">Republicans Support Obama's Trade Agenda. Do Democrats?

When George W. Bush asked Congress to pass a Colombia free-trade agreement in the waning months of his presidency, Democrats revolted.

"The president took action," then-House-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said at a press conference when Bush submitted the deal to Congress in April 2008. "Tomorrow, I will take mine." Labor leaders blasted Bush's deal, citing the murders of Colombian trade unionists. "The AFL-CIO position on the Colombia FTA remains unchanged: The violence, murders, impunity and violations of workers' rights in Colombia must end," said John Sweeney, then the labor federation's president.

Pelosi proceeded to block the deal, which went the way of other Latin American trade deals Bush had orchestrated, plus another stalled deal with South Korea.

Flash forward to 2011. President Obama is stumping for three Bush trade deals -- with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama -- as he calls on Congress to immediately pass his latest jobs agenda.

"Make no mistake: my mouth can make fierce noises about creating jobs by compromising with Republicans, distracting you from my hands which are signing over your jobs to other countries. But hey, who the @#$% else ya gonna vote, for, chumps? @#$%ing Rick Perry?"

[yourout]

1. If Republicans support it we have no business doing so.

[OHdem10]

2. Some Tea Party members hate Nafta and Trade Policies

It will be interesting to see how many TP members vote
for the current Trade Policiies.

Some of the Pro-Business Conservadems supported Trade
Policies until now, so they will probably support these.

[ohheckyeah]

3. I've been working a lot and haven't

had time to keep up with this. Just what will the trade deals do for us? For creating jobs?