Word: trades
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WASHINGTON: Bill Clinton was like a panicky mother on the first day of school. He didn't have the votes; the bullies in the House were going to beat up his precious trade measure. So before any blood could be spilled, "fast track" was back in the White House drinking cocoa and the President was marching back up the Hill to twist some arms...
...Gingrich spokeswoman Christina Martin delivered the somber news: "At the request of the White House, the fast-track vote has been postponed until sometime over the weekend." Friday and possibly Saturday will find Clinton back on the free-trade wagon, ringing his bell and passing out pork to any congressman willing to see the light...
...Couch Potato Man will now do his bit for free trade...
...Freer trade is Clinton's magic formula for prosperity; being stripped of his negotiating powers will be a victory for Dick Gephardt, labor unions and all the other Democratic demons of the Carter-Mondale years that Clinton's 'global economy' supposedly vanquished...
...just outside the Graduate School of Design, in a throng of China supporters and protesters many hundreds strong. By my rough estimate (and much to my surprise) there are easily as many Jiang supporters as there are critics, with an extremely strong Asian presence in both camps. The sides trade Chinese songs and English slogans ("One China. No Separation. We Love China" is countered with "Jiang Zemin. Bullshit. Jiang Zemin. Bullshit") and there are plenty of media types on hand to give the event an air of importance...