# 67, on Obama's disservice to Florida and Colombia...

67. When I observe Barack Obama desperate to secure a win in Florida, I can not avoid to remember the disservice he did to the Sunshine State's economic interest by adamantly opposing the US Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia... For instance his opposition was detrimental not only to Florida but also to the whole USA since every informed citizen knows e.g. that 40% of the US economic growth in 2007 came from exports...
Politically... I believe that instigated by surrogates of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, senator Obama preferred to side with the argument rooted on the killings since 1985 of labour advocates and not to acknowledge the huge improvements reached by president Alvaro Uribe, the best ally of the US in the region...
The Colombia case highlights the sad notion that Barack prefers to spread the wealth around instead building authentic conditions to create more...