Business Lobby: Election-Season Trade Opposition Will Blow Over

[Lodestar]

A couple of major presidential candidates have made rolling back free-trade agreements the centerpiece of their campaigns, drawing widespread support across the U.S. But one of the nation’s top business advocacy groups isn’t worried.

The next president will support trade once elected, said John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable, whose members are chief executives at the country’s largest corporations.

“Trade at election time can be pretty negative,” said Mr. Engler, a former Republican governor of Michigan. “Then after the election, we get the right things done.”

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http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/03/15/business-lobby-election-season-trade-opposition-will-blow-over/

[villager]

1. "after the election, we get the right(wing) things done.”

True enough. Regardless of who is "elected."

[Baobab]

7. See http://www.pnhp.org/sites/default/files/Nick%20Skala%20GAT%20and%20Health%20Reform.pdf

Should politicians continue this dishonesty?

[SamKnause]

2. Mr. Engler, your idea of the right things

and my idea of the right things are exact opposites.

Clinton or Trump will be more than glad to accommodate your wishes.

If Bernie is elected I hope he gives you nightmares.

[larkrake]

3. Yeah, she promised them

[bjo59]

4. "After elections we get things done." That says it all about the US government.

The only candidate in the running at this point who cannot be bought off is Bernie Sanders (a person who has been in government for decades and has never been bought off). That's why the unholy alliance of corporate/government big wigs are working over time to make sure that the guy gets nowhere near that White House even if Hell freezes over. There's nothing more threatening to the powers that make the decisions in this country than a president who won't play ball.

[Lodestar]

5. Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan Chase) thinks he could 'persuade' Bernie

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who’s known for flashes of anger, calmly told CNNMoney in November that he thinks he could talk Bernie Sanders out of breaking up the big banks. “I don’t think Bernie’s going to win,” he said. “I’m not that worried.”

From another article: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-open-season-on-big-business/

[Peace Patriot]

6. Sounds like a threat. 'The President WILL support free trade for the rich, or...."?

Are we going to go through that again? Me, I've had quite enough assassinations of great leaders who defy establishments to last several lifetimes, until all my bad karma is expunged.

However, what I think he means--or wants to be perceived as meaning--is that Hillary Clinton, whom they've all gotten together and bought--will be elected, will serve them and us peons have absolutely nothing to say about it.