Austan Goolsbee....You mean the same Austan Goolsbee who told the Candanian Gov’t not to worry about Obama’s NAFTA rhetoric, that it was just meant to get votes in Ohio and that he was not serious????
CTV, the well-regarded Canadian news network, reported this week that a top Obama adviser contacted the Canadian government to calm fears that the senator was serious about rewriting pro-corporate deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement to benefit workers, farmers and the environment. According to CTV, the Obama adviser told the Canadians that “when Senator Obama talks about opting out of the free trade deal, the Canadian government shouldn’t worry. The operative said it was just campaign rhetoric not to be taken seriously.”
Anyone who is from the University Of Chicago has been exposed to some pretty good ideas on economics. He might not agree with them. But at least he has been exposed to them.