Well the party of no ideas strikes another blow for obstructionist politics. The Democrats are opposing CAFTA. This is sad because free trade is something that economists almost universally agree on and was one of the issues that I give high marks to the Clinton administration for. In fairness, there are some Republicans that oppose, mostly from sugar and textile producing stattes, but its largely Democrat driven.
Read
Michael Barones column here.
Peter Brookes' column on CAFTA