Fast Track

The thirteen Democratic Senators who helped Obama break the filibuster on Fast Track. Some, for example, Ron Wyden and Patty Murray, run as progressives back home.

This could be someone you know and love (source). How aggressively should your presidential candidate work to prevent it?by Gaius PubliusAs many readers know, I'm a fan of what the game of Go calls a "strong move" — very aggressive play when the position is favorable.

by Gaius PubliusRecently, in writing about the newly-opened TPP issue — yes, it's about to be finalized, initialed and voted on — I said that three of the four major candidates had known positions. Trump and Sanders are strongly opposed (or so Trump says), and Biden is reportedly in favor. Clinton, the last candidate to declare her position, is going to be forced to make her views known soon, since she has tied her delay to the fact that the final text is unavailable.

Hillary Clinton in September 2015 on TPP. That text will soon be released, and Clinton will have a Keystone-like opportunity to improve her standing. Will she take it?

France is threatening "outright termination" of negotiations of the TTIP corporate trade deal citing the US' total secrecy.The post France Threatens “Outright Termination” of TTIP Corporate Trade Negotiations appeared first on The Anti-Media.

Jane Wyatt, formerly of Father Knows Best, as Spock's mother Amanda Grayson in the original Star Trek series. Does this mean Spock and Alan Grayson are future relatives? by Gaius PubliusJust a short piece on the stay-at-home phenomenon among Democratic voters. Many of us have written about it, including myself, as a rejection of the wealth-serving direction of the mainstream of the party.

Are we that dumbed down as a society that we're going to do it AGAIN?The catastrophic trade package that Obama and Boehner are so determined to deliver to their Big Business and Wall Street contributors doesn't appear ready to die-- not by a longshot. While progressives were celebrating how they had beaten them back last week, the Dark Forces regrouped and came back, with a vengeance.

"This is your captain speaking..."by Gaius Publius It would be easy to be deflated after the recent loss of the Fast Track battle. Our 2008 Democratic hero and Corporatist in Chief has managed to shove a Fast Track bill down congressional throats — which were, I must say, mainly eager recipients.But the battle is not the war, as explained above, and it's always true that if you fail to fight to the end, you will always lose.

Ever been to Turlock, Jeff Denham's hometownTuesday the Blue America accountability truck rolled into Modesto, the big city in Jeff Denham's Central Valley district (CA-10). Denham is one of the most vulnerable congressional Republicans, not just in California, but anywhere in the country-- and Modesto is the biggest city in the district. Obama won Modesto both times he ran. In fact, Obama won CA-10 both times, holding McCain to 48% in 2008 and Romney to 47% four years later.

"Yes We Can pass a corporate-written 'trade' agreement. My congressional brothers and sisters, with your help ... yes we can."by Gaius PubliusBy a narrow vote (but not as narrow as it looked), the Senate passed a standalone Fast Track bill 60–37.