LaTribuna: Bush urges Latin Americans to lobby Congress re: CAFTA

[Bluebear]

AGAIN President George W. Bush, is using forums like the Organization of American States, , to plead for ratification of the CAFTA now being negotiated between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic, and on which the House of Representatives will vote the next week.

Bush, explaining that the TLC is "pro-employment, pro-growth and pro-democracy" encouraged dozens of lobbyists, Hispanic leaders and Central American diplomats gathered in the Hall the Americas at O.A.S. headquarters, to intensify their efforts with members of the United States Congress to remind them and help them understand that, "We cannot, and should not, reject these young democracies," he said. "We must support democracy in our neighborhood."

On June 30, the Senate approved CAFTA by a vote of 54 to 45, whereas the House Ways and Means Committee voted 25 to 16 to send the treaty to the full House for final consideration, where it will be the duty for all Congress members to vote in the coming days. It is assumed that the vote will be very close, if, as expected, the Democratic wing and a block of 20 Republicans oppose ratification.

http://www.watchingamerica.com/latribuna000002.html

[EFerrari]

1. One word to Junior from Latin America:

Pendejo.

Like we're ever going to forget the death squads or the coerced elections.

Pendejo.