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The only thing I ever EVER though W got right was putting tariffs on imported steel for a while. That was way back, though. Of all the anti-labor/anti-environment/anti-non-billionaire stuff Bush has pulled, she picks the one thing he actually made a pitiful attempt at mitigating?
On protectionism: I'm all for businesses having to compete globally, as long as the competitors have equitable wages, worker safety, and environmental standards. The so-called Free Trade agreements could have been great tools to bring these changed about in Mexico and China. But it was never about "liberalizing trade." It was about dodging minimum wages and child labor laws.
It's worked great for me so far. I'm a guitarist and guitar instructor, so I'm service-based and idea-based, and somewhat un-downsizable... as long as the factory-workers whose kids study with me can afford the lessons...
Let's not get too excited here. They said "revisit" NAFTA not "pull the fuck out" as Bush did with Kyoto.
