Posted on 14 August 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, CEOs, Class Warfare, Economics
I am not surprised by this but it makes me wonder why there is this general whispering campaign that critics of Sen. Obama’s economic proposals should keep quiet. The Wall Street Journal this morning: The campaign for the CEO vote is heating up. With increasing attention on the economy, the presidential candidates are trying […]
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Posted on 08 April 2008. Tags: "Free Trade", 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Class Warfare, Colombia, Economics, Environment, Hillary Clinton, Labor, Marcy Kaptur, Mark Penn, NAFTA
I keep thinking that there will be a limit on how far thinking people will go to turn a blind eye to the death and misery brought to us courtesy of so-called "free trade". But, lo and behold, every day brings new wonders at the capacity of our government, and its servants in the […]
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Posted on 08 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Economics, Hillary Clinton, Issues, Marcy Kaptur, Sherrod Brown, Super-Delegates
Earlier this week, I suggested that, rather than debate the often vague criteria that should drive a super-delegate’s decision on who to support in the Democratic nomination, the uncommitted super-delegates should actually seek a clarification on where candidates stood on issues. I chose trade because I consider that to be the single-most important economic […]
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Posted on 08 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Economics, Hillary Clinton, Issues, Marcy Kaptur, Sherrod Brown, Super-Delegates
Earlier this week, I suggested that, rather than debate the often vague criteria that should drive a super-delegate’s decision on who to support in the Democratic nomination, the uncommitted super-delegates should actually seek a clarification on where candidates stood on issues. I chose trade because I consider that to be the single-most important economic […]
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Posted on 06 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, China, Hillary Clinton, Leo Gerard, Trade
I am on a conference call with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers and Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch to talk about the role trade is playing in the presidential race. The one piece of news, to the extent it […]
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Posted on 06 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, China, Hillary Clinton, Leo Gerard, Trade
I am on a conference call with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers and Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch to talk about the role trade is playing in the presidential race. The one piece of news, to the extent it […]
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Posted on 05 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Chapter 11, Class Warfare, Economics, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Marcy Kaptur, Sherrod Brown, Super-Delegates, Trade
I’m frankly unmoved by the arguments circulating that so-called super-delegates have to vote one way or another. The system for political primaries is broken and the super-delegate issue–discovered mainly by people who never objected to their status before–is just one problem. But, since the super-delegates may have a crucial role at the Democratic convention, […]
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Posted on 05 March 2008. Tags: 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Chapter 11, Class Warfare, Economics, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Marcy Kaptur, Sherrod Brown, Super-Delegates, Trade
I’m frankly unmoved by the arguments circulating that so-called super-delegates have to vote one way or another. The system for political primaries is broken and the super-delegate issue–discovered mainly by people who never objected to their status before–is just one problem. But, since the super-delegates may have a crucial role at the Democratic convention, […]
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Posted on 04 March 2008. Tags: "Free Trade", 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Class Warfare, Economics, Fast Track, Hillary Clinton, NAFTA, Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition
So, it will be interesting to see how much trade really stays front-and-center once the politicians think it’s not something they have to talk about. But, we can still talk about trade on the Monday before tomorrow’s primary votes. Though I’m not convinced that Barack Obama will be a big improvement on trade, […]
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Posted on 04 March 2008. Tags: "Free Trade", 2008 Elections, Barak Obama, Class Warfare, Economics, Fast Track, Hillary Clinton, NAFTA, Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition
So, it will be interesting to see how much trade really stays front-and-center once the politicians think it’s not something they have to talk about. But, we can still talk about trade on the Monday before tomorrow’s primary votes. Though I’m not convinced that Barack Obama will be a big improvement on trade, […]
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