TPP

[heaven05]

is a "rich man's bill" that will pit poor people, black, brown and white, against the exploited Asian worker, thus the divide and conquer rule will be perpetuated on a worldwide scale. Right or wrong?

[marym625]

1. K&R!

You know what I think.

Glad to see you posting!

[heaven05]

8. trying to keep up

with issues that affect the working poor and just plain folks that are struggling to put food on the table and keep the lights on.

[bravenak]

2. That's how I see it.

[heaven05]

7. we'll see

won't we......

[bravenak]

12. Yep.

[Jamaal510]

3. So far, I'm agnostic

when it comes to my feelings about the bill. I heard that it's supposed to keep a leash on China and stop them from running the international marketplace, along with fixing what was wrong with NAFTA. I think the President does have a point that our trade policy has to be fixed, but then I hear all these unions oppose his TPP idea, while many Republicans in Congress seem to support it (which raises kind of a red flag for me). I want to wait a while longer and find out more about it, and wait for the final version before I come up with my judgment one way or the other.

[heaven05]

6. okay

I am hoping all our interests, especially the interests of the struggling poor, here and in Asia are at least kept as a priority.

[marym625]

10. That's exactly what they said about NAFTA.

[sheshe2]

4. I will wait to see, heaven.

I for one do not believe this President, whom I so respect is going to sell us out to the highest bidder.

GD is full of accusations, that he is a sell out. A Trojan Horse. I am not buying that.

[heaven05]

5. I pray you're right

if he really is would be a HUGE disappointment. To be clear: I am saying the bill is for rich people and not in our favor. I just hate the thought of brown and white poor fighting over the crumbs while the Asian workers are being exploited over the need of them for their crumbs. That's all. I hope against hope our POTUS really will show he has our interests in mind when this is over......if ever, over.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. And if this is true--and I hope to the goddess that it is not--I would need to ask why...

WHY would he leave a legacy like this? Why would he want to be known as *THE* president who purposefully made a decision that directly helped the wealthy and hurt the poor?

His background and upbringing--everything he has done in his life--would have meant nothing.

He gave up a lucrative career on Wall Street to become a Civil Rights Attorney, a law professor, and a community organizer. Why? Why sacrifice all of that only to be a champion for the rich in the end????

Ask yourselves? Does that make any sense given what we know about this man, his background, and his former actions before he became president?

It simply would not make sense.

There simply has to be more to this TPP story than we know.

That's why I'm willing to wait and see...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. I'm waiting to see. Three things. First, I believe Barack Obama is a great man.

He is a good man and I do not believe that he would intentionally hurt American workers. Second, I don't this president is a thoughtless man; in other words, there's a method to this madness. Why is he so passionate about this TPP? There has to be a noble reason why, and I do not, for one second, believe that it is because he is out to destroy the American worker. And third, the president is smart. There have been times when those on the political left--myself included--have overreacted, angrily derided this president over a decision he made, believing that he betrayed us on principle. But this man is smart. And one aspect of psychological racism that I see especially from white folk is talking down to this president as if they know better than him and as if they are smarter and more intelligent than he is. What ends up happening is that for the most part, he has been right. Or, his decision making has turned out to be more pragmatic, or the best possible solution from a list of bad solutions--all of which he has so control over.

I should be clear that there have been several policy decisions on which I have had strong disagreements with the president. But, for the most part, even I have to admit that he had been correct (maybe not "right&quot on many of them.

Even Paul Krugman, who was a very harsh critic from the very beginning, has had to soften his approach and admit that President Obama will be regarded as one of the greatest presidents this country has even seen.

[heaven05]

14. Okay

I really want this to be the reality as stated by you and others.