(10-16-2015, 06:29 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: Surely the republicans have a greater interest in pushing it, or something similar, through?
Not really. The net outcome of the TPP is going to be marginal for the average American, so it's easy for them to stick to any "Anti-Obama" rhetoric without being accused of hindering economic progress. A lot are wary that it will cost small businesses too. Cynically speaking, Republicans represent the interests of Big Business, but even more cynically, anything Obama likes they have to hate. They don't have to offer an alternative if they think the status quo is fine. Again, cynically speaking, they haven't offered up viable alternatives to anything in a long time.
If it sounds like I'm disparaging conservatives, don't worry. My outlook on life is just as dismal when talking about liberals. American politics are crap