Defeat of Obamatrade is a Defeat for the Empire

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says failure of passage will weaken Obama and the Empire.

The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the US presidency for the next 19 months. Read my June column: http://t.co/S2daLltb5R

— Lawrence H. Summers (@LHSummers) June 15, 2015

He adds:

It would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally.

A weak empire and presidency is the best empire and presidency.

-RW