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To: Mojave
So you agree that President Reagan promoted free trade. And your objection is not with free trade, correct? Your objection is with some specific pieces of legislation?

Essentially, we can boil your position down to:

Is that a correct summation? Just want to make sure we get this solidly determined.

117 posted on 05/09/2009 6:16:52 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
So you agree that President Reagan promoted free trade

His agreement cut tariffs but denied the Canadian demand for free competition in American government procurement contracts.

And it was not NAFTA.

118 posted on 05/09/2009 6:19:52 PM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier; Mojave
Essentially, we can boil [Mojave's] position down to:
I support free trade but I don't like some of the environmental requirements of NAFTA.

That's what's funny, and why you can't get a straight answer. I don't think our friend supports free trade at all, which is why he's so emotional about the Reagan thing.

123 posted on 05/09/2009 6:33:52 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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