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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 796382" data-attributes="member: 12952">Obama moves to end Mexican trucking disputeCarolyn LochheadCan’t miss the billboards now of Obama’s sharp turn to the center.&nbsp; It’s not just Bill Daley being named chief of staff today, to join other&nbsp; Clinton administration veterans Jack Yew at the budget office, and&nbsp; probably Gene Sperling as top economic advisor to replace Larry Summers.Although it didn’t make the cable news rotation, today the&nbsp; administration also stiffed labor unions, issuing a “concept document”&nbsp; outlining steps to resolve the long-running dispute over allowing&nbsp; Mexican trucks into the U.S., all part of the new Obama effort to friend&nbsp; business and goose job growth by boosting exports.Under the North American Free Trade Agreement , the U.S. was supposed&nbsp; to start opening the border to Mexican trucks in 1995. The Teamsters&nbsp; vehemently fought the opening and Democrats in Congress have blocked it&nbsp; ever since, arguing that it posed environmental and safety threats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 796382, member: 12952"] [B]Obama moves to end Mexican trucking dispute Carolyn Lochhead[/B] Can’t miss the billboards now of Obama’s sharp turn to the center. It’s not just Bill Daley being named chief of staff today, to join other Clinton administration veterans Jack Yew at the budget office, and probably Gene Sperling as top economic advisor to replace Larry Summers. Although it didn’t make the cable news rotation, today the administration also stiffed labor unions, issuing a “concept document” outlining steps to resolve the long-running dispute over allowing Mexican trucks into the U.S., all part of the new Obama effort to friend business and goose job growth by boosting exports. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement , the U.S. was supposed to start opening the border to Mexican trucks in 1995. The Teamsters vehemently fought the opening and Democrats in Congress have blocked it ever since, arguing that it posed environmental and safety threats. [/QUOTE]

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