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Right Wing Media Fall for 'Paul Krugman' Impersonator

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Martinsmithy8/24/2011 11:42:06 am PDT

re: #56 Gus 802

Yeah. I guess I must have been imagining things when I saw Bill Clinton push for and finally sign NAFTA.

Only in the fevered imaginations of wingnut world was Bill Clinton a “leftist” President. It should be noted that the 1993 vote on NAFTA was approved by the House of Representatives 234-200, and only 102 of the 258 Democrats in the House voted for it, while 132 of the 177 Republicans voted “aye.” Meanwhile, the Senate approved it 61-38, with 27 of the 57 Democrats in favor and 34 of the 43 Republicans. My source for these materials is the Wikipedia pages on NAFTA and the 103rd Congress