The journalist, Siobhan Hughes, has a good track record -- as do many other WSJ reporters. I don't share your hopes -- based on this -- for a positive mood swing in society. But I often see signs of such a swing. Often incorrectly.
Gene On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:21 AM, michael perelman wrote: > The most interesting feature of the article was that Wall Street > Journal did not present the protesters as crazies. Robert's > interjection is made to sound reasonable. I would like to think that > this nuanced change might be a sign of a positive mood swing in > society. > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Robert Naiman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> But the protests that punctuated Tuesday's Senate Finance Committee >> vote suggested that some lawmakers could pay a price at the voting >> booths in 2012 when the next elections are held. Senate Finance >> Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D., Mont.) had to put the session on >> hold while police escorted protesters out of the hearing room—and even >> then, the disruptions continued. >> >> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203499704576625543532685026.html >> >> Senate Panel Clears Korea, Colombia, Panama Trade Pacts >> By SIOBHAN HUGHES >> OCTOBER 11, 2011, 7:13 P.M. ET >> >> WASHINGTON—The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved trade >> deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, brushing aside opposition >> from labor unions and some manufacturers in an effort to ratify pacts >> first negotiated more than four years ago. >> >> The panel cleared the Colombia pact 18-6 and approved the other two >> deals by voice vote. The deals are forecast to generate $13 billion a >> year in exports and are expected to clear both the House and the >> Senate on Wednesday. The trade agreements have been cast by both the >> Obama administration and congressional leaders as a way to boost the >> U.S. economy. >> >> Republicans and Democrats have been fighting for years over the trade >> deals, reflecting longstanding tension over whether phasing out >> tariffs winds up boosting growth or costing U.S. jobs. Unions are >> coming out against the trade pacts, and have stepped up a lobbying >> campaign since President Barack Obama submitted the agreements to >> Congress last week. >> >> Democratic lawmakers began showing more support for the trade pacts >> since the deals have been reworked. A final breakthrough came when >> Republican leaders agreed to go along with the renewal of a >> worker-retraining program that helps workers who lose jobs because of >> overseas competition. The program, known as Trade Adjustment >> Assistance, would be scaled back after a 2009 expansion as some >> Republicans complain that the assistance is a waste of money. >> >> But the protests that punctuated Tuesday's Senate Finance Committee >> vote suggested that some lawmakers could pay a price at the voting >> booths in 2012 when the next elections are held. Senate Finance >> Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D., Mont.) had to put the session on >> hold while police escorted protesters out of the hearing room—and even >> then, the disruptions continued. >> >> Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) at one point appeared to address the >> audience directly, saying that "these agreements are fairly one-sided >> in our favor—they actually open up markets that are closed to us." He >> added that "these agreements actually create jobs for Americans." >> >> "That's not what the International Trade Commission said," replied a >> man who later identified himself as Robert Naiman, policy director for >> Just Foreign Policy. >> >> "The tariff cuts alone in the U.S.-South Korea trade agreements could >> increase exports of American goods by $10 billion to $11 billion," Mr. >> Kerry continued. >> >> "What about imports?" replied Mr. Naiman, who managed to keep his >> voice just low enough to avoid being escorted out of the room. Mr. >> Naiman later added: "Workers supported you, Sen. Kerry. Why aren't you >> listening to workers now?" >> >> -- >> Robert Naiman >> Policy Director >> Just Foreign Policy >> www.justforeignpolicy.org >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA > 95929 > > 530 898 5321 > fax 530 898 5901 > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
