This agreement was never going to have a dramatic impact on the U.S. economy.

This is nine parts politics, one part legitimate concerns about national security.

It is just assuming that if a company is from the Middle East it is de facto disqualified from investing in the United States, and I think that is a terrible message to send.

These demonstrations may give the leadership in both houses one more reason to put aside partisan differences, do the right thing and pass comprehensive immigration reform.

It's going to be a bumpy road, and the whole process could fall apart. And complicating matters is (the fact that) you have a president who doesn't have a whole lot of political capital right now.

CAFTA is going to become a reality; it's just going to happen a little bit more incrementally than originally planned.