[Antoninus]

This might sound kind of a like hostile question, just letting you know up-front, but what is Hunter's stance on free trade/international commerce?

Hunter describes himself as a "fair trader" in the style of Ronald Reagan. I'm comfortable with that, personally.

[LowCountryJoe]

That what I thought. Listen, I am of the opinion that whenever someone uses that term "fair trade", what they're really suggesting is that the government sticks its nose into what would normally be the mutual and beneficial transactions between two or more parties...in essence, central planning or interference in economic freedoms. If Hunter is really for so-called "fair trade" -- just as many labor groups and far leftist socialists are -- I am afraid he will not have my support in the primary process and I will vehemently rail against him in Internet debating.

"fair trade" is a big middle finger to capitalism and I can not accept that from a Conservative. Though, if he win the nomination, I will hold my nose and pull the lever while I blast away on this single issue...it is that important to me. Without economic freedom, nothing else really matters.