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To: Dick Jaffe who wrote (288)	1/7/2000 11:31:00 PM
From: jmhollen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 608

Hey Dick, "...T minus 10 days+/- and counting...", then we get to watch all the dopes who dumped go into terminal whining mode BIGTIME....!!! Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk John :-) ps: Ain't life grand.......

To: Dick Jaffe who wrote (288)	2/20/2000 3:27:00 PM
From: jmhollen	Respond to of 608

Hey Dick....... Wasn't sure if you keep an eye on the Slickster and ALGORE - Worldclass Pin-up Boobs for the the totally ignorant..!! Always good for a laugh..!! Here's an interesting view into the befuddled world of Democrat operations (...kind of like an AINNONite club meeting no doubt; real hard to make any progress when you're collectively as dumb as a stump...) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rattled by what many view as mixed signals from Vice President Al Gore, congressional Democrats are exploring ways to make a difficult vote on granting permanent trade benefits to China more politically acceptable. Side agreements to retain some congressional oversight over Chinese conduct on issues dealing with workers' rights and environmental concerns appears to be gaining favor in the intensifying debate, at least among Democrats. Measures were expected to be introduced this week by Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to try to make the China trade deal more palatable by establishing review procedures. President Clinton is resisting efforts to attach such strings. But the proposals could provide political cover for troubled Democrats whose support is needed to propel the endangered China trade deal to passage this spring or early summer. While most Republicans back the Clinton administration's trade-expanding overture, active opposition from organized labor puts many Democrats in an election-year bind. Business and labor groups are mounting heavy advertising campaigns for the year's most contentious legislative battle. Potential swing-vote House members are being targeted in their home districts. Armies of business owners and union members are descending on Capitol Hill. And the White House is considering sponsoring a spring-break field trip to China for swing-vote members. The debate has spawned unlikely alliances. Clinton has teamed with free-trading Republicans to push the measure, which would bring China into the World Trade Organization. At the same time, labor unions are courting conservative Republicans opposed to China's entry. The administration measure also would end annual congressional votes on China's trade status. China would lower most trade barriers to U.S. goods. China is the only U.S. trading partner whose access to lowest-possible U.S. tariffs -- formerly called ``most favored nation' status but now called ``normal trade relations' -- is subject to annual review. ``I'm going to push this as hard as I can. I want to get the earliest possible vote I can, and I can't tell you how important I think it is,' Clinton said. But the issue is uncomfortable for many Democrats, who are unwilling to alienate labor. Particularly in the House, Republican leaders say the trade bill will fail without sizable Democratic support. Gore, in the middle of the tug-of-war, complicated the issue last week by sitting down with labor leaders in New Orleans at the AFL-CIO's annual winter meeting. Some at the private sessions suggested Gore's support for the China trade deal is less than enthusiastic. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said, ``The vice president has committed himself to being stronger on core labor standards in trade agreements when he is president.' The Gore campaign and the White House insisted Gore meant future agreements, not China. But some House Democrats privately suggested Gore was trying to have it both ways. They said his ambivalence will make it harder to rally Democratic support. Bowing to pressure from the White House, Gore wrote a key business group, the National Association of Manufacturers, asserting that he stands behind the trade agreement the administration negotiated with China. But the harm already was done. ``I think most people in this town understand that the vice president was trolling for votes,' said Bruce Josten, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's executive vice president for government affairs. Baucus said he will introduce a bill in the Senate on Tuesday to set up a mechanism to monitor China's compliance with trade agreements and require an annual report to Congress. Would that calm Democrats on the fence? ``I think it would help them a lot,' Baucus said. He said the China trade deal continues to be misunderstood; its main benefit would not be China, but U.S. farmers and manufacturers. ``This is an agreement where China has to open up, not the United States,' Baucus said. Levin has an even stronger version in the House, which also would allow Congress to engage in an annual review of China's human rights record. Clinton has been busy lobbying undecided lawmakers. He invited two groups to the White House last week and plans more in the coming days. ``Most of our effort at this point is focused on the House,' said deputy White House press secretary Jake Siewert. [..don't suppose he REALLY means how much Secret Service money they can squander on Hillary's little New York retreat, do you...??] :-)