STATE OF THE UNION '08: Bush on Trade

Excerpt from Bush's final State of the Union address - Jan. 28, 2008:

"On trade, we must trust American workers to compete with anyone in the world and empower them by opening up new markets overseas. Today, our economic growth increasingly depends on our ability to sell American goods, crops, and services all over the world. So we are working to break down barriers to trade and investment wherever we can. We are working for a successful Doha round of trade talks, and we must complete a good agreement this year. At the same time, we are pursuing opportunities to open up new markets by passing free trade agreements.

I thank the Congress for approving a good agreement with Peru. Now I ask you to approve agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. Many products from these nations now enter America duty-free, yet many of our products face steep tariffs in their markets. These agreements will level the playing field. They will give us better access to nearly 100 million customers. And they will support good jobs for the finest workers in the world: those whose products say "Made in the USA."

These agreements also promote America's strategic interests. The first agreement that will come before you is with Colombia, a friend of America that is confronting violence and terror and fighting drug traffickers. If we fail to pass this agreement, we will embolden the purveyors of false populism in our hemisphere. So we must come together, pass this agreement, and show our neighbors in the region that democracy leads to a better life.

Trade brings better jobs, better choices, and better prices. Yet for some Americans, trade can mean losing a job, and the Federal Government has a responsibility to help. I ask the Congress to reauthorize and reform trade adjustment assistance, so we can help these displaced workers learn new skills and find new jobs."

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[clpsw7]

This is one lying SOB. Don't believe a word he is saying. It is all about his big business butt buddies making more money and screwing the American worker. Can you take a chance on believing this liar.

[brandongoedhart]

oh how the republican party has fallen :(. too bad. People in this country need to stop asking for handouts and start taking personal accountability for their future/healthcare/etc... All the government has to do to stimulate the economy is STAY OUT. and get rid of all our crappy trade agreements such as NAFTA.

[411American]

The words Govern – mental, UNION and CONgress are scary organizations that removed the Republic.

The Federal Reserve through their owned main steam media and press backed by the Mafia i mean UNION selected the presidents to PIMP or to manage the States if you like the American State prostitutes.

When will America awaken?

[phausser]

Funny how the Jewish controlled press never mentions him as a Lame Duck.

Its August and not one Lame Duck quote ANYWHERE

They did Reagan and Clinton but not their "boy."

[caplieutenant]

Well one thing that also must be noted is that he did not make good decisions after he had made an initial mistakes. No one is exempt from making mistakes. But it takes a good leader to learn from mistakes and move on. I think this is where Bush has failed. I don't blame him for his mistakes, I blame him for his response.

[Colossus306]

i sometimes think how good of a president Bush would of been if we weren't missed informed about the WMDs

[wrappedhands]

All Americans have to do is to stop asking for handouts and take personal responsibility for their own healthcare, future etc.? Like a person making about $30,000 per year has a chance against multibillion dollar corporations who want to take even more money away from that person by outsourcing his job and taking as much of his healthcare away from him as possible. The only tool we have vs them is government, sad but true. Reality is clearing the air of old propaganda. The libs saw it coming.

[Bakuninite]

It would be nice if the American people acted against the starter of illegal wars the same way they did the receiver of blowjobs...

[ourearthhome]

Ya ya the guy is a joke but he is not stupid.  He and the power elite laugh at our ignorance of what is really going on.

The fact is that free trade does deliver on most of what its proponents claim EXCEPT for the little detail that like any other increase in economic progress/efficiency it raises land values and unless you share those via a tax on them, land/resource owners benefit most. Land is highly concentrated in ownership so guess why the rich keep getting richer. Google 'Henry George'.

[standki]

Fuck him!!!!!!!!!! (even though right now he's fucking all the Americans for many year to come)