Democrat Claims Obama Tried to Guilt and Impune Integrities Over Trade Deal

by Kim D.

Before the trade bill vote, Obama visited his Democrat cohorts in the House in a last ditch attempt to rally votes. His strategy apparently didn't work because the effort failed.

Not only did they reject him by the dozens, they were led by party leader Nancy Pelosi of California, who has often expressed deep admiration for the president. She joined in a tactic that even some Democrats called devious and cynical: voting against a favorite job-retraining program in order to imperil the trade package's main component: "fast track" negotiating authority for Obama.

Hours earlier, Obama had specifically asked Democrats not to do that. But in a crowded House chamber, Pelosi urged her colleagues to ignore him.

Obama drew applause when he walked into the morning meeting with Democrats, but sharp words after he left.