Like Hillary said in the real world things are not always perfect it will take someone who knows what thier doing To bring change. Obama reminds me of the republicans they know how to get the office but then they don't know how to run it

The Fact the NAFTA and GAAT have done much to destroy American labor while doing little to help labor abroard tells you why these trade agreements were and are mistakes. Add the environment costs and you can see that they are not fair trade.

Criticize is much easier than actually do the works. He would prefer to vote as “Present” than “Yes” or “No” so he can’t make a mistake. Would this kind of person qualify as an US President?

The majority benefits of NAFTA between US, Mexican and Canada if any is America. Otherwise, why so many Latinos keep risking their lives coming to US looking for jobs? While the jobs loss to China and India is the fault of Bush Admininstrator during the last 7 years.

NAFTA BUSH 1992 look it up

I'm worried that no one has asked how Sen. Hillary Clinton intends to fund her Health Care policy. In America, we know that young people and old people don't pay the same amount for health care. The Older people pay almost three times the amount the younger people pay. If Hillary wants everyone to pay the same amount under her health care plan, why make the young people pay more for the older people to get the same health care. Is there no other way of doing this? Is this fair to young people? How does she intend to enforce this health care policy? Since it is universal,people would be forced to buy one and she would have to take our wages
or prosecute us. Is this fair?

On NAFTA: The truth is, the NAFTA Agreement was signed by Bill Clinton on Sept. 14 1993. Sen. Clinton has always touted her 35years of experience and this includes her years in the White House.
This is Hillary Clinton’s voting record on the NAFTA issue.
1) She voted yes to free trade agreement with Oman, Ref. United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement: Bill S.3569: Vote number 2006-190 on June 29, 2006.

2) She voted yes on establishing Free Trade Agreement between US and Singapore. Ref.: US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Bill S.1417/HR 2739: Vote number 2003-318 on Jul. 31 2003.

3) She voted yes on establishing Free Trade between the US and Chile. Ref. US-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation. Act. Bill S. 1416/HR 2738. Vote number 2003-319 on July 31 2003.

4) Voted yes on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. Ref: Bill HJRES51: Vote number 2001-291 on October 3, 2001.

5)She also voted for open trade with China, despite China's substantial human rights violations and evidence to show that NAFTA has caused the loss of millions of US jobs to non-industrial countries and hasn't delivered on the promise of widespread prosperity.

Sen. Clinton speaks about NAFTA saying that she never supported it from day one. The truth is in her voting record. Don't believe what anyone says, just look it up, use the internet to see her voting record on NAFTA. I don't believe in switching stories to fool the people of Ohio. We deserve to know the truth.
I'll be glad when this is all over, so that we can face the Republicans, put Sen. McCain in a home and bring our troops home period.

NAFTA is nothing but a huge win for America. American companies OWN every company in the Alberta Oil Sands, the world's second largest oil reserve on earth after Saudi Arabia. America ships one billion dollars a day of American products to Canada. Two American pipeline are being built through the Canadian province of Alberta to ship American oil from Alaska which could only happen under NAFTA. No Canadian wants that pipeline nor does Canada benefit. The Canadian dollar is on par with the American dollar, have stricter environmental standards than American, Canadians pay higher taxes, plus Canadians generally pay better wages than America. And Canadians have universal health care paid for in extra taxes. Once again America is the winner under NAFTA. Under NAFTA we get more from Canada than Canada gets from us. We do run a trade deficit with Canada only because of Canadian oil sales to America. Now, Mexico is another story.

Plus three of every vehicle in Canada is American made. That's a whole lot of American jobs there alone. So what's the problem with this NAFTA agreement?

Should read three of every four vehicle in Canada is American made.

Maybe congress,and the FBI should investigate where some of these nervous Nelly NAFTA supporters get their funding. Are they members of the CFR.Someone correct me if I'm wrong,but most if not all the presidential candidates are CFR members---I know the Washington "outsider" Obama Hussein is.The CFR crowd are One Worlders. You always see them at the big free trade giveaway signings with big grins on their faces,as they shake hands,and stab the U.S. worker in the back. Afterall,the U.S. worker needs to have his standard of living "ratcheted" down.

I am all for NAFTA and any legislation that eliminates tariffs and improves free-trade among Canada, Mexico and the United States. In addition, I favor agreements that promote more productive labor agreements and cooperation to eliminate unfair and illegal labor practices that are counter-productive among the three trading partners, as well as agreements that protect the environment and water resources of hemisphere.

There will always be job elimination and creation regardless of agreements like NAFTA since the private free-enterprise exist, it's foolish to think otherwise.

What is disturbing is the intent to raise the ire of the people for purely political ambitions. What is troubling about the front-runner Senator Obama's policy positions they are the standard Democrat approach and solutions to business and industry, however, more phrased and academic. Point and case, Senator Obama's proposed $210 Billion economic package of WPA like jobs to build infrastructure is short sighted and plagued with potential waste. In the real-world, it is the private sector that creates jobs by increased productivity, adaptability, and return on investment and equity.

Secondly, Senator Obama's energy proposal to increase nuclear energy in the portfolio is also troubling. Nuclear energy certainly has a role but an increase share would be foolish since a desirable solution to nuclear waste has not been fully developed.

Lastly, if Senator Obama's is not for both tax cuts and a reduction in entitlements for all economic classes and businesses then he will furthermore hurt the economies of our nation based of lack of fiduciary duty to all.

threeriverscrossing: Understanding your reasoning for free trade with Canada and Mexico, do you agree that lifting the borders is necessary to make this happen? Is it possible for free trade without lifting the American Border? I appreciate your insight on Obama's plans, thank you.

Rob, every front runner is doing the backdoor dance. It should be punishible by crime, like the people would be charged, if betraying our countries constitution. I don't know the laws established for officials to uphold, quite definate it is wrong be able to work behind the peoples back to Amend our country. It makes me sickened...I understand National Security but we either don't know the big picture or we are being sold up the river without a paddle. That is why I like Mike! Huckabee for President 08!

"Posted by: Bishop | Feb 25, 2008 11:52:01 PM

The Fact the NAFTA and GAAT have done much to destroy American labor while doing little to help labor abroard tells you why these trade agreements were and are mistakes. Add the environment costs and you can see that they are not fair trade."

I am sitting in California where maybe one in ten cars is an American car. 1 in five trucks is an American truck. I go back to Ontario where as one writer notes, three out of four are American cars.

NAFTA did not cost you jobs. Big business moved industry to meet the demands of greedy CEOs and shareholders.

NAFTA gave the US mandatory access to the oil reserves in Canada. AS Harper noted, he looks forward to Obama/Clinton killing NAFTA, it means we will not need to sell oil to the US and Canada can take the reserves to the world market. Won't that be a kick in the energy crunch in the US when 30% of the supply disappears.