Working Life

  Right now, the so-called "free trade" deal with Colombia is floating dead in the water. But, once the sniping goes away over process, the horse-trading will begin. And the Democratic freshmen in the House may end up being key votes.   By now, we know that Speaker Pelosi is blocking a vote right now, […]

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    If I was Susan Collins, I’d be a bit miffed at my sister Republican Senator from Maine, Olympia Snowe. Collins is up for re-election and, though the polling in the state is not showing her in grave danger in her race against Democrat Rep. Tom Allen, that race will become competitive–and Snowe may have […]

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   Virtually every time a so-called "free trade" agreement comes before Congress, you can almost predict what happens: the elites rally to figure out a way to push through these deals, pouring in huge resources to buy votes and pushing a propaganda campaign that is far-reaching. And it is no different with the push to […]

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  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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    Over a year ago, I wrote about the murderous conditions facing unionists in Colombia. Despite this, the Administration is pushing ahead with the so-called "free trade" deal with Colombia. From CongressDailyPM:      The  White House is pushing for a vote on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade  agreement before the August recess, a top administration official […]

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There is a cruel economic hoax being played on millions of American workers, a hoax that unfortunately is being promoted by too many Democrats. The hoax is this: that workers who lose their jobs to so-called "free trade" can simply be retrained to do something else that will be a good substitute for what they […]

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I still believe that we have the best environment we’ve had in a very long time on the issue of trade. But, we’ve got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that we have to remain vigilant and on the case. Meeks, you see, is one of the dwindling number […]

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