We should put aside thoughts of joining the TPP until we have concluded NAFTA, negotiating NAFTA from a position of weakness. Presumably, we will negotiate TPP (if they will still have us) if we are allowed to by NAFTA, or if NAFTA collapses, again from a position of weakness.

Instead of playing off one side against another, we should act like supplicants, trying to prove our loyalty to our masters. This article feels like it was written by Mike Pence, who "attended" a football game for the sole purpose of walking out after the anthem.