The nerve of Bush taking credit after Clinton did all the work in 1999.
Yeah, they forget the three million the Chinese Military flooded the
Clinton Campaign Committee right before his second election victory.
Clinton flooded the west coast with TV time with that money then like so
many other dirty campaign contributions, "gave it back" "after" the
election... Oh, and they forgot the payoff, letting several hard
drives walk away from Alemeda with no concequences at all for the
Chinese national who delivered them to the Chinese Military a couple
years later... That was treason, on several levels...
I'm sure you have proof of that, right? Please forward, I'd like to read
it.
In the meantime, something for you to ponder:
Bush Signs Fast Track Trade Bill
President Bush signed legislation August 6 that reestablished fast track
trade negotiating authority for the president. The legislation gives the
administration power to negotiate foreign trade agreements that Congress
would have 90 days to approve or reject, but could not amend.
Fast track trade negotiating authority was last used by President
Clinton to gain approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), which applies to trade between the United States, Canada, and
Mexico. When its fast track authority expired in 1994, the Clinton
administration tried to renew it but was unsuccessful.
The new legislation signed by Bush, termed the Trade Act of 2002, was
approved in the House on July 27 by a vote of 215-212, and in the Senate
on August 1 by a vote of 66-34.
"With each passing day, America has lost trading opportunities, and the
jobs and earnings that go with them. Starting now, America is back at
the bargaining table in full force," Bush said at the bill signing
ceremony.
The administration is expected to use its authority to gain
congressional approval of bilateral trade pacts with Singapore and
Chile. It is also expected to submit to Congress a broader Free Trade
Area of the Americas pact, a free trade zone modeled after NAFTA.