To: KyrosL who wrote (30260 ) 3/3/2008 12:46:44 PM From: elmatador Respond to exports of thousands of U.S. manufacturers--large and small--are helping to offset the economic bad news stemming from the housing and credit sectors. That's right. U.S. exports have risen so much in the past few years that they are boosting the economy, just when we need it most. Those exports go all over the world, but especially to our largest trading partners, which include Canada and Mexico.So it's more than a little unsettling to see Senators Clinton and Obama jumping on NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement--as if it were a truly bad thing for the U.S. economy and calling for it to be reopened and renegotiated. I guess they don't recognize a good trade agreement for America when they see it. There's been lots of misinformation spewed about NAFTA for a long time and it's surprising to see these well-informed legislators buying into the bashing at this time. One of Vice Presidennt Al Gore's greatest moments was his debate long ago with Ross Perot where Mr. Gore forcefully and effectively demolished the untruths about NAFTA being circulated by Mr. Perot and his allies.
