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Open your eyes.
http://elections.foxnews.com/200…
“I have to convince them the consequences of protectionism and isolationism could be damaging to their future,” the Arizona senator said, pledging to improve programs for displaced workers and unemployment insurance if elected.
“I understand it’s very tough. But for me to give up my advocacy of free trade would be a betrayal of trust,” he said. “And the most precious commodity I have with the American people is that they trust me.”
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Obama is a critic of NAFTA and other free trade deals, and the issue was a flash point in his primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton. As president, he has said he would push for enforceable labor and environmental standards in the agreement and might threaten to withdraw completely.
* * * *- So Obama on the far left is in agreement with Pat Buchanan on the far right, is that what your argument is?TheBlueOne
- Not quite.hedge