With the passing of CAFTA in the U.S. House of Representatives by just two votes, I'm afraid that more N.C. and U.S. workers will be losing their jobs. Just like NAFTA, CAFTA will hurt furniture and textiles in North Carolina. It seems to me that President Bush is more concerned about giving American jobs to foreign countries.
Bush's priorities are in foreign countries and not in the welfare of American business or in American employees. Bush is not too concerned about jobs here in the United States. It seems to me Bush likes foreign imports coming in and no exports going out.
For the record, congressmen Howard Coble, Patrick McHenry and Brad Miller voted against CAFTA. N.C. Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr are in favor of CAFTA. For the N.C. employees who lost or will be losing their jobs to imports, remember whom to vote for in the next elections.
Frederick Nimer
Greensboro
Comments (7)
I seem to remember both Dole and Burr slamming Bowles in the past elections for being for NAFTA and that they were both against NAFTA. How can they be for CAFTA if they claimed to be against NAFTA? I especially remember Dole making a big deal out of protecting our NC jobs. How can she be for CAFTA then? I sure hope you are wrong about our Senators, but I have feeling that you are not. I guess they all (R or D) say what they need to in order to get elected and then follow the party line once they are in office.
Posted by Jill | August 7, 2005 3:00 PM
I just looked it up on both the Senators websites and they ARE FOR CAFTA. I guess they will say anything to get elected and do whatever they want while in office.
Posted by Jill | August 7, 2005 3:06 PM
Bush II is just like Bush I, concerned with all the nations of the world EXCEPT for the one he leads! When will the larger populus wake up and see what is happening? Hopefuly before it is toooo late!
Posted by Darryl | August 7, 2005 7:30 PM
Yeah,I guess Bush is taking care of his rich oil magnates living in the huts of El Salvador.
Posted by yard dog | August 7, 2005 9:01 PM
I wish this was just a Bush problem that could be cured by reversing it when a democrat is in office. Unfortunately, BOTH parties approved NAFTA and BOTH parties have a hand in approving CAFTA.
While we argue partisan politics that sucking sound gets louder and louder.
Posted by ross perot | August 8, 2005 11:58 AM
Yarddog: another stupid remark- Bush's corp. cronies will be putting the inmates of those sal vadoran huts to work as near slave labor.
Posted by yellowdog | August 8, 2005 1:21 PM
Yallerdawg, judging from your posts you have the mind of a mentally challanged tree stump. Don't you have homework or cartoons to watch?
Posted by yard dog | August 8, 2005 9:49 PM