[1rudeboy]

Protectionists aren't fascinating at all, they're simply hypocrites. Tomorrow they'll be arguing that we cannot compete with Mexican labor because of Mexico's lax environmental laws.

I know someone here on FR was making that argument to me just last week.

[Mojave]

“Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator William Reilly described the North AMerican Free TRade Agreement as the “the greenest trade agreement ever.” Reilly’s conclusion waqs based on a number of procedural and substantive advances in integrating trade and environmental goals that were achieved during the course of NAFTA negotiations.”

The Global Environment, Norman J. Vig and Regina S. Axelrod

You, Clinton, algore and manbearpig must be delighted that you can promote enviro-nonsense and falsely attribute it to Reagan at the same time.

[hedgetrimmer]

Protectionists aren't fascinating at all, they're simply hypocrites

Why is it hypocritical to protect your country, your sovereignty and your right to representative government? "free trade" abhors the Constitution.