tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post113488908576941772..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: WTO agreements reached on agricultural products.Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1135035288026649552005-12-19T15:34:00.000-08:002005-12-19T15:34:00.000-08:00Eli, your post brings me much more clairty on thes...Eli, your post brings me much more clairty on these issues.<BR/><BR/>Dors, I agree; it's going to get worse before it gets better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1134966397080436562005-12-18T20:26:00.000-08:002005-12-18T20:26:00.000-08:00You've got my vote - though like many centrist pos...You've got my vote - though like many centrist positions it's hard for me to find hope for this one - unless someone finds a way to articulate it in a soundbite - "fair trade" doesn't seem to work. <BR/><BR/>Both throwing away all the free trade agreements and continuing the race to the bottom are unsustainable courses in a democracy. <BR/><BR/>Both political parties are feeling the heat on trade and there was significant resistance even in the GOP on CAFTA - 11 GOP Senators voted against it and some that voted for did so only after much pressure from the White House. 10 Democrats voted for plus Jeffords. <BR/><BR/>If ever there was a bipartisan issue, this is one - both parties have constituencies which are directly affect today by trade policy. <BR/><BR/>Still - I expect things to get progressively worse until they get so bad that the populist position of abandoning the agreements wins out.dorsanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360076073314764844noreply@blogger.com