Posted on 07/02/2016 4:45:06 PM PDT by conservative98
In a remarkable interview with Business Insider, Arizona Senator Jeff Flake argued that Congress should pass President Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement despite the American people’s overwhelming objection to it.
BI writes:
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake told Business Insider during a Wednesday interview that Congress is going to have to “suck up” and ratify the agreement because it simply must be done, even in the face of hostile opposition to trade along the campaign trail…
‘I do still think there are enough people that realize we’ve got to do it,’ the Arizona Republican said. ‘Some of those things you just suck up and do it because you know it has to be done. And this is one of them.’”
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Yet Sen. Flake — echoing the sentiments of professional Republicans such as the writers at National Review, Mark Levin, and Hank Paulson — insisted that the Republican Party should continue to be the party that champions Bill Clinton’s globalist policies on trade. As Business Insider reports:
Pointing specifically to Trump, Flake called his anti-trade rhetoric ‘code’ language for ‘Fortress America.’
‘Anybody who believes that we’re going to grow economically and deal with the huge fiscal problems that we have from shutting ourselves off from the rest of the world is just certainly not what I’d call a Republican,’ he said. [cut]’
Recent statements from Republicans like Flake, Paulson, and Levin suggest that, on the issue of trade, they would perhaps be happier with the policies enacted by a President Hillary Clinton than they would be with those enacted by President Trump.
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The Business Insider piece also reveals that plans are in the works to vote on President Obama’s unpopular free-trade deal during the “lame-duck” session of Congress—i.e. after voters cast their ballots in November 2016.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Yet this is not the first time Sen. Flake has pushed policies that are opposed by the American electorate. For instance, despite the fact that 92% of the GOP electorate — and 83% of the American electorate overall — would like to see immigration levels frozen or reduced, in 2013 Flake worked with Marco Rubio to pass the Gang of Eight bill, which would have exploded immigration levels.
Similarly, in 2015, despite the fact that polls show the Republican electorate overwhelmingly supports temporarily pausing Muslim migration into the United States, Sen. Flake voted for a Democratic amendment declaring that Muslims living in foreign nations have a global right to immigrate into the United States. Flake was joined in supporting the radical Democratic proposal by Sen. Mike Lee. The proposal was opposed by Jeff Sessions, Ted Cruz, David Vitter, and Thom Tillis.
Both Lee and Flake have been vocal about their refusal to endorse Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.
FUF
What a Trojan horse Flake turned out to be. I guess he lives up to his name?
McCain’s mini he.
Flake is up for re-election in 2018, making this an excellent time to start preparations for primarying him.
he IS a FLAKE!!! Is he a MORMON??? Under Mitt;s influence??
Flake the Fake. You suck it up RINO! Good lord, what a name, what a phony.
Flake is, well, a Flake. As a former Republican, I can’t believe the two idiots we’ve got as Senators in this state. Didn’t vote for McCain last time. Left it blank. Won’t be voting for the Flakester this time. Another blank on my ballot. Neither of them are Republicans. Definitely not conservative Americans like myself.
PRIMARY HIM!!!!!
Suck it up yourself Flake.
Drag your smarmy Garment wearing butt back to ShowLow and shovel some driveways. It’s about all you’re qualified to do.
“Free” trade does NOT mean having to pay tariffs on exports while admitting imports tariff free, dumbazz.....
Red China and the Saudis purchased the Bushes, the Clintons, Obama, and most of Congress years ago. Hardly necessary to point out that McTurtle, Ryan ,Flake, etc., etc. are among the purchased.
Normal Arizona voters think Jeff Flake is an extreme conservative so they vote for him. How are they going to know he's as good as a traitor?
I'm so sick of McCain and Flake.
I was not referring to you, fungi, in my post...Sorry...
“...Freepers have an unusual interest in politics and we can’t figure out who best to vote for...”
It seems most in FR have the right idea of who to vote for...GO TRUMP!!!!!!!
I’m still struggling to figure out how anyone can vote for someone named Flake. This guy is as GOPe trash as they come.
ping,but there is a Daytona 500 race on as you well know, gonna be fun watchin this guppy swell
and thanks for your service
Judging by appearance, looks to be the perfect match for Sandra Fluke.
Is there NON ONE in DC who actually listens to US?
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