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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 01:50 PM Original message |
Official: Obama, Mexican President Reach Trucking Agreement |
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Populist_Prole (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wunnerful. More NAFTA fallout |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. "removing a longstanding roadblock to..." |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Bush SR = Clinton = Bush JR = Obama |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Same ol' same ol' -- |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Obama helped rid us of DADT + shoulda axed this clinton NAFTA crap too |
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Holly_Hobby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Did he just lose the Teamsters vote? n/t |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. Can Obama screw American workers any more? |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Indeed |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Wait - just wait. Give him time. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. Breaking the backs of the UNIONS one Agreement at a time. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 03:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. This also hurts non-unionized truckers and independent owner-operators. |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. Obama 'Changed' into the Emperor's New Clothes |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. _______ |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. I saw his position on H-1b visas in 2007 |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Bingo! |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. thanks for footnoting that |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. Every time he grinds his heel in the back or the middle/working class |
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inwiththenew (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. There goes another profession down the tubes |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. and combined with gas prices, it may go very quickly |
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NCarolinawoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. So will the environmental and safety regulation be enforced immediately, or |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. it will get the same level of enforcement as the border does |
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Shaman Omaha (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
15. What about drug testing the drivers? |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. eTrucker.com: Mexican truckers must comply with U.S. safety and environmental regulations |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 08:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. Tell me another one. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. Keep Mexican drivers off our roads. |
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NCarolinawoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I have a relative who is manager of a trucking company. Even |
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somone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Most U.S. trucking companies are small businesses |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is VERY sad to see. I read they'll get safety & language training, that's great & all, however |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. Once again, Obama ignores the effect of his behavior on the jobs of average Americans. |
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Bardley (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. i think he understands the effects pretty well |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. Free Trade for Weed |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. This has been an issue for years! I posted about this on DU years ago. This is not good! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. what you said! it's $$$ driven. And this is what you get when you appoint a GOP Transportation Sec. |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
33. Well there goes my lower middle class status |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-04-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
34. Bwahaha!! I suppose no TSA X-rays or pat-downs, either!! Hello, more drugs! And NOW is that "tin- |
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