Colombia FTA Roasted Turkey Cornucopia

[Joanne98]

Congress stands in recess, leaving for leftovers the unsightly US-Colombia FTA. Like so much canned cranberry, no one could quite stomach it. The mold it came from was just too disconcerting, to say the least.


Although Congress will likely reconvene in December to reconsider a rescue package for US automakers this NAFTA expansion, stuffed full of juicy goodness for corporate interests, is pretty much mashed (yes, like potatoes).

Let's take a moment to catch up on the Cornucopia of reasons why and evidence that the Colombia FTA won't get a seat at the big kids' table during this Congress:

One: The FTA should not come up during an lame-duck session of Congress. Despite NAFTA backers hopes that Congress buck voter mandate and popular opinion when accountability is least, it just ain't happening. First Rahm Emanuel said so, now, Charlie Rangel. From Inside US Trade on November 21st (subscription only):

According to Rangel, no vote was scheduled on the Colombia FTA for a lame-duck session because it was clear to members that it was opposed by Obama
http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2008/11/colombia-fta-ro.html