[DeeOhGee]

...it converts blue chips into buffalo chips

Nicely said, but only partly true. There is no douby Microsoft will turn enormous profits, and that one of the reasons is the inexpensive overseas labor. So in that regard the blue chip will remain blue.

The bigger issue, of course, is whether there is - or should be - any connection between foreign policy and trade policy. When - if ever - do we trade with our enemies, and does the US government have the right - in a capitalist economy - to impose such limitations and tariffs?

[Sender]

Is anyone surprised at the efficiency of recent Chinese hacking attacks on federal computer systems when we're outsourcing the code design to the hackers?

There will be NO secrets from the Chinese government. They are our system administrators now.