He's really using the Canada lumber issue as a pawn. Some other analysts believe, however, that the Administration has got mousetrapped into going along on the lumber issue. Zoellick's trade team is still a patchwork in the process of formation. That didn't stop him from circulating his own petition in the House of Representatives demanding a tough line against Canada. Chambliss says his support for free trade won't prevent him from protecting mill owners in his state.
Democrats feel the same.
In other words, give us something, and maybe we will give you something.