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...also capped one of the longest sustained winning streaks of the Clinton presidency -- about seven days. Coming on the heels of the NAFTA triumph, images of elated flight attendants around the country shouting "Thank you, Bill!" afforded Clinton the novel sensation of basking in public acclaim while simultaneously massaging an important group of constituents -- organized labor -- whose anger he had provoked during the NAFTA brawl...
Clinton, however, has got much better at wooing and arm twisting Democrats, - who, for their part, are getting the message that they dare not bring down their President. And if he still cannot muster a majority of Democrats, as was the case with NAFTA, the President is now willing to reach out to Republicans -- meanwhile dealing enthusiastically for votes from both sides...
...such a context, America's role as "the last superpower" is a farce. The bruising battle over NAFTA showed that we live in fear of the economic power of our North American neighbors, to say nothing of the Asian powerhouses. Our new "enemies" are countries like Japan, which is constitutionally barred from raising an army. And although only a handful of countries can match our military might, Japan and dozens of others can compete with us in commerce...
Lately, these jokes have given way to genuine confusion. In September, one of my friends in California informed me that the daily Orange Country Register had published a story detailing the stances all local representatives held on NAFTA. Under Jay Kim's name was his position (undecided), a quote, and a picture...
...Register had my picture on file from a feature they had done on me a few years earlier and had obviously pulled out the wrong Jay Kim file. I promptly wrote to the Register and informed them that I do support NAFTA and would also be happy to have them publish my positions on a host of other issues if they were interested...