tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post1438717544308412006..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: U.S.-Panama FTAGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-52191222162401630232008-05-08T08:43:00.000-04:002008-05-08T08:43:00.000-04:00Yes, though talking about Colombia is not the same...Yes, though talking about Colombia is not the same as pushing for it (i.e. massive media push, horse trading, etc.).Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-37788266245922485672008-05-07T10:50:00.000-04:002008-05-07T10:50:00.000-04:00Today Bush brought up the the Colombia FTA agreeme...Today Bush brought up the the Colombia FTA agreement again. He was talking about the agenda of the Republican caucus, in an attempt to thwart Democratic-sponsored bills on the housing crisis, repealing tax cuts, FISA, etc and push Republican sponsored ones.<BR/><BR/>Nothing new, just the usual "weakens our national security not to support a staunch ally, weakens the economy"<BR/><BR/>You really have to question how much is going to get done in Congress until the elections. My guess is the bare minimal.....as you said the Bush admin doesnt seem have any political capital left, and the Democrats are going to try to sit on everything they can manage to, which they should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com