Even though they are clearly going through the motions, I am still unconvinced that the administration is really serious about passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. If they are serious, then they are clearly grossly incompetent, as there is exactly zero chance that progressives will back them up based on how they are being treated in this process.
My concern is that we’re damaging our foreign relations by engaging in these negotiations when it couldn’t be more clear that Congress will never sign off on the deal.
That makes the administration look impotent, which they are. But it’s their own fault because they decided that Congress would never support the Trans-Pacific Partnership if they could see the details. That’s probably true, but Congress won’t support the Trans-Pacific Partnership if they can’t see the details.
So, nothing has been gained by this lack of transparency. The language is more pro-business that it would otherwise be, but it doesn’t matter because the treaty will never pass.
