Dennis Blair used to lead US military and intelligence agencies. Now he advocates for Japan on trade. The public relations departments of many global institutions have been in high gear recently, helpfully pointing out that the coming GOP majority and President Obama can agree on [job-killing, democracy-outsourcing] trade deals. The recent installment is Dennis Blair…
Republicans won a big victory last night as Americans feel that the economic “recovery” has bypassed them. Jobs and the economy was the number one issue for voters. The GOP successfully argued that their team was the better choice for ordinary Americans. Now they need to fulfill that mandate by focusing upon creating good jobs…
Having won control of Congress, the GOP must now put forward a clear program to create jobs and govern reasonably, lest it give Democrats the upper hand for the 2016 presidential election. In recent months, the economic growth has accelerated, but most economists don’t see the pace picking up enough to solve the nation’s shortage…
The Republican victory in the Senate won’t guarantee passage of stalled trade legislation, but it does sideline the bill’s biggest foe this year: Sen. Harry Reid. [By William Mauldin, 11/5/14, The Wall Street Journal] The Senate majority leader, a Nevada Democrat, dealt a body blow to President Barack Obama ’s trade policy in January when…
