Pelosi turning her back on Obama? What planet are we on?

Via Politico:

After weeks of silence, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor Friday against legislation to give President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority and a related bill to provide aid to workers displaced by trade.

“We have an opportunity to slow down,” the California Democrat said. “Whatever the deal is with other countries, we want a better deal for America’s workers.”

The floor speech by the Democratic leader spelled trouble for President Barack Obama’s bid to complete the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Democrats overwhelmingly oppose giving the president fast-track authority to clinch the deal, but there was some hope among trade proponents that Pelosi might help sway enough Democrats to vote for it to get it over the hump.

Instead, she sided with opponents ahead of a pair of critical votes, an ominous sign for trade proponents. Pelosi said she would vote against a jobs aid bill that is critical to winning needed Democratic votes for fast track.

“Its defeat is the only way we will be able to slow down fast track,” Pelosi said.