I sure agree that Clinton needs to be strongly against TPP!!!

[Akamai]

This is an issue that Thom Hartmann has been focusing on for the last several years--and he is absolutely correct to do so! It is certainly a major reason why Sen. Bernie Sanders had such support--he was speaking truth to power about our trade agreements, and the American populace generally agrees with them.

The following is by writer Dave Johnson in Common Dreams:

"Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But she has also said she will not lobby members of Congress to vote against it. Meanwhile, President Obama continues to push for a vote on TPP in the unaccountable “lame duck” session of Congress.

"So who could have predicted that Donald Trump would accuse Clinton of not really opposing TPP?

"Clinton Needs To Help Kill TPP

"President Obama, Wall Street and the giant multinational corporations are engaged in an effort to push TPP through Congress in the “lame duck” session of Congress that will follow the election. In this insult to democracy incumbent representatives and senators who have been ousted (partly because of their pro-TPP positions) can still vote. Others who have been newly elected (partly because of their opposition to TPP) cannot vote. And politicians who were re-elected with corporate/Wall Street money can vote to repay their benefactors.

"Meanwhile Clinton has been tepid in her opposition to TPP. She has said she will not lobby members of Congress to vote against the trade agreement. She has not asked President Obama to withdraw TPP so she can renegotiate it. And Clinton allies are fighting against a Democratic platform plank opposing TPP because that would embarrass President Obama.

"Earlier this month AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka testified before the Democratic Party’s platform committee on the need for a strong statement against TPP.

"“Unless you make a strong statement [about the TPP], the American public is going to be confused by the opposite side who is very sharp and clear on trade,” Trumka said, adding that he thinks Trump doesn’t believe what he’s saying on trade.

"“If we simply muddle through the issue we’ll lose votes in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan … every state that’s seen a failed trade agreement work to their disadvantage.

"“I think we have to be crystal clear and sharp on the issue, otherwise we lose to a Republican Party coming from the left.”"

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/23/trump-speech-shows-clinton-must-be-vociferous-opposing-tpp

[leftofcool]

1. I guess Common Dreams hasn't been listening.

[Human101948]

3. What is Hillary's position at this time?

Is she going to lobby against it?

[Akamai]

5. Hillary apparently has said she would not lobby people to oppose TPP -- see the following.

From the Common Dreams article cited above:

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But she has also said she will not lobby members of Congress to vote against it. Meanwhile, President Obama continues to push for a vote on TPP in the unaccountable “lame duck” session of Congress.

So who could have predicted that Donald Trump would accuse Clinton of not really opposing TPP?

Sure doesn't sound as though she is full-throated against the TPP.

[Orsino]

4. The draft platform waffles on this issue...

...and I'm afraid I know what that means.

[RobertEarl]

6. Obama wants it

Last I heard, Hillary does not want it.

So she has been evolving. She helped to write TPP as Secretary. And now she is against it.

Will she keep evolving and eventually regress to where she was when she helped write it?