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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (17847)11/16/2007 10:06:34 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) of 224759
 
Hillary Calls 'Time Out'
Mrs. Clinton tries to have it both ways--no, make that all ways--on trade.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST

Her fellow Democrats keep trying to pin Hillary Clinton down on the issues, but they seem only to be driving her to even greater feats of triangulation. Take the Senator's position on trade agreements, which she and her husband championed in the 1990s but which she has, well, you figure it out.

A week ago, the former first lady finally announced that she'd support the U.S.-Peru trade agreement that passed the House last week with 109 Democratic votes. But then on Monday in Iowa, speaking to the United Auto Workers, she declared that if elected President she would call a "time out" on trade deals. She didn't say how long this holiday from economic diplomacy would last, but she noted that she'd appoint someone to ensure that trade deals protect labor and environmental standards. "Every trade agreement ...

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