Well it's true, according to the crowd who have an unmitigated belief that free trade supercedes everything, our Founding Fathers were rubes. And so was Wm. McKinley. The problem is, you just can't face the facts that this free trade extremism (which is quite different than the free trade concepts of Adam Smith) flies in the face of the traditional core values of the GOP. Now some of you are not GOPers but are at the far end of Libertarianism and Objectivism. But for those who have been *allowed* into the big tent, all I can say is, enjoy it while is lasts, because backlash is coming, I guaran-damn-ty it. When the backlash comes, the spirit of McKinley will be among us!
I would love to hear what your idea is of the "free trade concepts of Adam Smith." I wonder if it's as far off-the-mark as your earlier reply.
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