"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was not able to overcome entrenched resistance from Japans farmers".
How about Japan's consumers? How about Japans Prime Minister? Do they have any misgivings about becoming 'entrenched' in American food supply?
How about this doozy:
"Other analysts faulted Mr. Obama, saying his decision not to fight for the legislative authority at home to pass major trade deals ..."
So Obama's only fault is he didn't fight hard to force Congress to forego one of it's enumerated duties?
Is this the harshest criticism the New York Times can come up with? No mention of his intransigence with the House?
He's burned his bridges and he's stuck on that little island of his presidency.
In fact, Obama is brilliantly administrating America's decline.
You had to have gone forward before you can “suffer a setback”.
NYT comments are tough on Barry with few if any rebuttals from Obots...