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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Pat Buchanan's reasons for why the Rs are losing: : A combination of corruption and excessive commitment to free trade principles.
I suspect the new R, when the dust settles, will have a strong element of protectionism to go with its religious fundamentalism and hawkishness. More the inheritors of William Jennings Bryant (late in life - the Monkey Trial WJB) than Ronald Reagan.
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Pat's livin' in 1955. Protectionism isn't even an option.
I'm surprised a man who worked so closely with Nixon, who was a strong proponent of free trade and opening relations with China, would harbor such politically unevolved views. Protectionism is as silly a solution for the lower and lower middle classes as the Democrats' minimum wage increase.
The only course is to embrace free trade and let the global market inflict the necessary pain on certain sectors of our economy. Get it over with now, because there's no stopping it. Even the Dems admit that.
