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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (7596)	3/15/2004 11:54:54 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Respond to of 81568

I agree that farm subsidies should be discussed. On the trade issue, I'm not sure which is more amazing: 1) that Bush claims to be for free trade or 2) that the press doesn't call him on it. This illustrates part of the problem: issues are complex and require an in depth discussion. Yet the media just wants "sound bite" politics. It is easier to say Bush is a "free trader" and Kerry is a "protectionist". Many major economist think that the reverse is true. I tried to explain Kerry’s trade positions in this post: Message 19920793 For Bush, I think these two articles are helpful: Conservative commentator Bruce Bartlett: “From the point of view of trade, it (Bush) is the worst administration since Herbert Hoover helped bring on the Great Depression by signing the Smoot-Hawley tariff in 1930.” nationalreview.com Centrist economist (strong free trade advocate) and liberal commentator Paul Krugman: "Free traders should be more worried by the prospect that the policies of the current administration will continue than by the possibility of a Democratic replacement." query.nytimes.com