1, 2, 3 bi-partisan victories fo Obama today:

[Freddie Stubbs]

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/10/12/general-us-congress-trade_8731984.html

[mucifer]

1. oy vey

[Cali_Democrat]

2. It never ends

The trade agreement with S. Korea will cost the US 159,000 jobs according to the economic policy institute.

This is how we're supposed to solve our jobs crisis? It's madness.

[inna]

5. there's system behind the madness.... not as if that's any consolation. :(

[Poll_Blind]

3. And it's made some of America's most prominent citizens VERY happy:

Persons such as:
Ace Ltd.
Citigroup Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
General Electric Co.
Whirlpool Corp.

The trade deals were opposed by the AFL-CIO, but they're a bunch of embittered nobodies, right? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, is still giggling in delight. http://www.uschamber.com/press/releases/2011/october/us-chamber-hails-passage-free-trade-agreements">Really.

Mitch McConnell had this to say:

"By passing free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, we will help the economy and we'll put the lie to the ridiculous Obama campaign claim that Republicans are somehow rooting against the economy."

PB

[Poll_Blind]

4. Why the unrecs? Trying to keep Obama's victories out of view?

:shrug:

PB

[sad sally]

6. But did he use these FTA victories as a negotiating tool to get

his American Jobs Bill passed? Nope, this President isn't someone who can haggle deals. He gives everything those with the power and money want and calls it bipartisanship. He's just handed wall street another gift and demonstrated how much contempt he has for the OWS movement.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, the South Korean deal will add $13.9 billion to the annual trade deficit and cost 159,000 jobs. Columbia is known for intimidation and killing their workers who ask for better wages and working conditions. And Panama - a country "famous" for it's offshore tax havens - wall street fat cats must be laughing their heads off at the rubes below them and thanking their lucky stars for their President and Mr. Daley.

What a sham.

[Poll_Blind]

7. .

:kick:

PB

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Will they be added to The List as more glorious achievments?

[xiamiam]

9. no doubt..along with the billion dollars raised for his campaign

from his average main street supporter..what a crock