A little heat was generated recently by news that Robert Rubin would be addressing the freshman Dems in the House without the presence of Labor.
Well, Phoenix Woman ably squelched the flames here
As a follow-up, I present this bit of inside reporting thanks to David Sirota and The Nation.
Here's a taste
David Sirota had a source inside the caucus and reports on the blowback. Indiana freshman Rep. Joe Donnelly told about the Delphi employees in his district whose wages have been broken from $21 to $9 an hour, their pension obligations dumped on the government and jobs shipped offshore-- thanks to Rubin's "free trade" system. "What do you say to that?" Donnelly asked.
New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell unloaded on Rubin, linking the loss of America's manufacturing base to national security. Freshman Rep. Nancy Boyda of Kansas reportedly tore into NAFTA, the trade agreement Rubin shepherded through Congress for the Clinton administration.
Thanks for the advice cookiesandmilk. I need it - hence the username.