Republicans

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Boshko
I don't think that the Democrats are less free trade than the Republicans anymore.

Which party was it that spent a good portion of their primary trashing the people that voted for NAFTA?

[Bosh]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Which party was it that spent a good portion of their primary trashing the people that voted for NAFTA?

All talk (at least from the more serious candidates).

[Bosh]

Re: Re: Republicans

Originally posted by Whoha


Why do people keep saying that the republican party isn't one of free trade?

http://www.dailycardinal.com/news/2002/04/18/Opinion/Bushs.Steel.Tariff.Ignores.Principles.Of.International.Trade-239773.shtml

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Boshko

All talk (at least from the more serious candidates).

You base that on what exactly? John Kerry's sterling talk of free trade thus far?

[chequita guevara]

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/05/03/accuse/index.html

[Ming]

Originally posted by Pax Africanus
If you take the label of republican off the President and he just runs on his record I don't see how anyone would vote for the man. Look at the facts. It says in the bible to judge a man by his deeds.

I agree that you should vote for an individual and not the party... and while you raise a good point, how can anybody vote for Kerry based on his record/deeds

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2...use/index.html

My guess is that there are small but significant numbers of Bush supporters who are ready to jump ship—fiscal conservatives, military families, diplomatic traditionalists angry about the war. A vote for Kerry will not be easy for them; it will have to be earned. The Senator will have to prove that he is up to the presidency. That will require a largeness of spirit, a well-tempered candor and a political courage that he has not yet demonstrated.

http://www.time.com/time/election2004/columnist/klein/article/0,18471,612297,00.html

[Bosh]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
You base that on what exactly? John Kerry's sterling talk of free trade thus far?

They don't have any real incentive to do much. Organized Labor is the only real democratic constituency that's for protectionism and they're in decline and don't have enough power to give a democratic president the incentive to do much. Of course it would be just like Kerry to be irrational enough to make a big push for protectionism, so you may be right yet DD

Of course, it would be nice if both parties were for real free trade, rather than the BS that gets labeled free trade currently (starting with agricultural subsidies and going from there).

[Arrian]

Why do people keep saying that the republican party isn't one of free trade?

Steel tariffs, anyone?

-Arrian

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Pax Africanus
If you take the label of republican off the President and he just runs on his record I don't see how anyone would vote for the man. Look at the facts. It says in the bible to judge a man by his deeds.

Exactly why I'm voting for him. He's one of the first Presidents we've makes his decisions in the interest of AMERICA and AMERICANS. Kerry and Clinton made their decisions based on what was better for the world and foreign countries which I really don't give a flip about.

If your a stockholder in General Motors and you've got a CEO (Bush) who maximizes GM's profits versus a CEO candidate (Kerry) who will maximize Ford's profits you vote for the GM guy.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Arrian


Steel tariffs, anyone?

-Arrian

legal as per the wto,gatt,etc rules regarding dumping.

[Whoha]

Now then, we are running over 500 billion dollars in trade deficits, the President persists in signing new trade deals, the latest of which, cafta, is totally pointless. The entire area has less of a gdp then some cities in the US, AND it is comprised of members who have pulled troops out of Iraq. There is no reason why Bush should support this if he was a protectionist.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
If your a stockholder in General Motors and you've got a CEO (Bush) who maximizes GM's profits versus a CEO candidate (Kerry) who will maximize Ford's profits you vote for the GM guy.

Bush is the ex-CEO of Adelphia.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Which party was it that spent a good portion of their primary trashing the people that voted for NAFTA?

You mean the party that nominated by an overwhelming margin a guy who voted for NAFTA and has openly criticized protectionists? Yeah, there's a good argument.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
If your a stockholder in General Motors and you've got a CEO (Bush) who maximizes GM's profits versus a CEO candidate (Kerry) who will maximize Ford's profits you vote for the GM guy.

So running up the most massive national debt in history is "maximizing profits?" What companies do you invest in? I'd like to know so I can stay far, far away.