Obama lies again – this time about free trade – his union allies don’t want it

July 8, 2010 20:07


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to permit any vote on the Colombian pact, which was submitted to Congress two years ago. She doesn’t fear it’ll fail; she fears it’ll pass. Unions control Pelosi and Obama and the Democrats. Unions don’t want free trade agreements. The top 20 recipients of union campaign contributions are Democrats. Its easy to connect the dots and see why we have no free trade agreements with Colombia even though it would help the struggling US economy.

All Talk, No Action an IBD Editorial

Free Trade: President Obama uttered some fine words Wednesday on the value of export trade. But with no trade pacts on the horizon until after elections, it’s just political busywork. What’s really needed is courage.

Yes, the president said all the right things Wednesday about boosting exports, opening markets and getting Congress to approve free-trade deals with Colombia, South Korea and Panama.

“(W)e hope to move forward on new agreements with some of our key partners,” he said. “And we’re focused on submitting them as soon as possible for congressional consideration.”

But as good as the speech sounded, it was no more than a reiteration of statements Obama has already made, always promising to get on it, soon. If he wants these treaties passed, he should submit the deals already negotiated and let Congress vote, up or down.

That won’t happen. Based on the administration’s other statements, these pacts won’t get to Congress until November — after the current Democratic Congress is thrown out by the voters.

It doesn’t have to be this way. Thirty-nine House Democrats and virtually all the Republicans have indicated their support, and a host of others intend to vote “yes,” though they won’t say so.

That’s why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to permit any vote on the Colombian pact, which was submitted to Congress two years ago. She doesn’t fear it’ll fail; she fears it’ll pass.

That brings us to the speech on Wednesday in which Obama claimed only a few “glitches” hold up the deals. In fact, the president is just playing to anti-free-trade backers in Big Labor.

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