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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Didn't the Democrats control both houses after the '92 election?  I don't 
> see how it's possible to get anything out of this other than that, in 
> general, Democrat politicians supported NAFTA wholeheartedly.  At that 
> point you can take the position that NAFTA is good, and defend that if you 
> like, but there's no way to blame NAFTA on the Republicans.

Short-term, I don't like NAFTA; long-term, history may show it to be in our 
best interest. As for who did it, the Republicans started it and wanted it 
but the Democrats successfully fought it during Bush I; Clinton was 
elected, the congressional Democrats did not want it, Clinton worked hard 
and got the necessary Democrat votes added to the Republican votes to pass 
it. A quick Googling shows that members of both parties were impressed with 
his successful work, even those who lost on the bill. NAFTA is the last 
hard fought bipartisan big bill I can recall.