Bush, Obama Should Push for Trade Agreements
Editorial, The Wall Street Journal | November 12, 2008
In the upcoming lame duck session of Congress, Bush and Obama should insist to vote on the outstanding free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama. ++ The election put these pacts on the back burner, but the sooner deals are made to beat out competition from Canada and the EU, the more it will benefit US manufacturing. ++ US geopolitics in the “war on drugs” and competition with Venezuela are also at stake. ++ Obama’s approval of a Colombian FTA would help save the economy and allow Bush “do the heavy lifting.”
