Word: naftas
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...Vice President Albert Gore and H. Ross Perot warm up for their big slugfest over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on "Larry King Live" tonight, it seems an opportune moment to consider the strange political path this starcross'd treaty has taken...
...those Cassandras who whine about the dignity of the presidency are also missing the point. Public exposure of any kind is good for democracy. If Larry King isn't exactly the most qualified moderator, at least a debate on the substance of NAFTA is taking place. It wasn't so long ago that national policy was made in utmost secrecy. A well lit studio may not seem like progress, but it beats the hell out of a smoke-filled room...
...Democratic leader Ted Brabham (who co-chaired the state's Clinton for President effort in 1992) then pledged $3,000 for a poll to test Hugh's appeal. Another Florida politico advised Hugh that he must prove his independence by differing with his sister about something. Hugh bravely chose NAFTA...
...overriding U.S. national interest is an open world in which America can thrive. (That is why protectionism and the anti-NAFTA campaign, merely other forms of isolationism, are so dangerous.) But such a world will not even be approached without American ideas, initiatives and sustained, sophisticated presidential leadership. Power takes many forms, and it seems that Clinton does not yet fully understand the uses of power. The opposite of isolationism is not necessarily intervention but constant, consistent engagement in the world. That is what you should ask of Bill Clinton: the foreign equivalent of his domestic "permanent campaign...
...Bakal said he thought Chretien was "tooharsh" on NAFTA and said the prime minister shouldnot begin his term in office by alienating otherworld powers, namely President Clinton...