NORTH AMERICAN UNION? Obama selects free-trader to be US trade representative Ron Kirk is President-elect Obama's pick to be front-man on Trade. Kirk made his name in politics serving as mayor of Dallas, where he was known as a staunch supporter of Free Trade agreements, and NAFTA in particular. He was a big proponent of the trade corridor from Mexico up through Texas, a road he once referred to as a "NAFTA Freeway". His nomination was welcomed by the US Chamber of Commerce, and the ...