Kevin McCarthy insists that Obamatrade isn’t over yet:
WASHINGTON TIMES – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday he was “disturbed,” “disappointed” and “confused” by Democrats who decided to buck President Obama last week and spoil the White House’s bid for fast-track trade negotiating powers.
But the California Republican refused to give up, saying the trade package will go forward — one way or another — on the strength of an alliance among Mr. Obama, House Republicans and pro-trade Democrats. He said Democratic holdouts will rue their decision not to come to the table.
“Trade is going forward,” Mr. McCarthy told reporters. “If they want something, they ought to engage.”
Mr. McCarthy reserved his harshest criticism for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, who “disappointed and confused” him Friday by denouncing the push for trade and advocating to kill a Democratic priority — extra assistance for workers displaced by trade agreements known as Trade Adjustment Assistance — in order to defeat the broader trade agenda.
I feel like I’m living in bizarro world because Republicans are sounding an awful lot like Democrats these days. It’s very strange.