[fluffdaddy]

So I guess the way to set yourself apart during a debate is to spout half-baked protectionism while proclaiming your commitment to free trade. If so, blending in has much to recommend it.

[Calpernia]

>>>>So I guess the way to set yourself apart during a debate is to spout half-baked protectionism while proclaiming your commitment to free trade.

If you are actually interested, Duncan Hunter AND Michael Reagan both address the protectionism comments in this interview.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1909783/posts?page=26#26

[mjolnir]

Well said, fluffdaddy-— in this instance, Michael represents his father about as well as Ron does on every issue. He could use a good dose of President Reagan’s favorite economists: Hazlitt, Hayek, Friedman and, of course, Adam Smith, all of whom recognized trade barriers are inconsistent with the free market.