How will the passage of the TPP affect the legacy of Barack Obama?

[kentuck]

Will it be a huge success and will Barack Obama get the credit for it passing?

Or will it be like most of the other trade agreements that have largely turned our country into a service economy?

Five or ten years from now, when we have gone thru another deep recession and millions more have lost their jobs for lesser-paying ones, if any at all, how will the people judge Barack Obama?

Will this issue play a big part in how history will judge our 44th President?

[bemildred]

1. Clinton:NAFTA::Obama:TPP. nt

[TheNutcracker]

2. What legacy? He works for Boehner!

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Ultimately, that relies on what is in the TPP and other trade deals under negotiation.

and no matter what the leaks say, the treaty is not complete, and has neither been signed nor handed over to Congress for approval.

Your question assumes the TPP is a giant fucking pit of despair.

When it is turned over for the up or down vote, I hope to have a better idea of what is really there. I look forward to the storm of anger when it comes up for a vote.

[Recursion]

4. Depends on what's in it. It will probably be a very small net good for the economy

I doubt it will be as important in the long run as ACA.