Obama’s NAFTA Uh-Oh!!

During a debate last week, both candidates pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement to add protections for U.S. workers and for the environment. But Clinton’s campaign cited a memo about a meeting between a senior Obama economic advisor, Austan Goolsbee, and consulate officials in Chicago reassuring the Canadians not to take Obama’s message “out of context” and to view it “as more about political posturing than a clear articulation of policy plans.”

The memo was written by a Canadian official. Goolsbee, a University of Chicago economist, has disputed its accuracy, as has the Obama campaign.

But Clinton sought to exploit the issue.

“I don’t think people should come to Ohio and you both give speeches that are very critical of NAFTA and you send out misleading and false information about my positions regarding NAFTA and then we find out that your chief economic advisor has gone to a foreign government and basically done the old wink-wink, don’t pay any attention, this is just political rhetoric,” she told media members aboard her campaign plane. “I think it raises serious questions about what you expect them to believe about your position.”

The State Of . . . Jr. Super Tuesday. Hillary is giving it her all, guys. She was on SNL on Saturday. She’s going to be on the Daily Show tonight. She’s doing my (rich) laundry and washing J’s dog. There’s something admirable about watching someone fight to the bitter, bitter end. This is, of course, a major goof by Obama’s aid. I’m sure that guy will fall on his sword for the boss. Camp Obama has to tighten up if they want to beat the Republicans.