[RLK]

A good analysis. So how come I am hearing it from a Democrat instead of our president?

[Digger]

Ever heard of the "Two-Party Cartel"?

[lelio]

Well we both know the answer to that. What you get out of Bush is some folksy talk like "If people have money to spend, they're going to spend it." That was a welcome change from the "Definition of Is" president, but man is it getting to be shallow.

[maui_hawaii]

My post from another thread...

IMO its a two pronged thing. First its corporate America that stirs fears in the Adminstration. There are certain industries that are extremely agressive in promoting China in Washington.

Secondly if we really get to it, it will probably lead the collapse of the CCP and that would be a big crisis waiting to happen. The real deal is to tone down China but not to abandon them outright.

Most people talk about China...then they get elected and run into these two brick walls.

I hope we elect someone who will really anger corporate America and stick it in their faces. Bush though can't do that right now, primarily because the economy is his achilles heel.

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I also should mention the data of the last decade shows a solid economic shift towards Asia as a whole. There has been a significant shift.

Under Clinton there was a tide set off shifting to Asia, but the only problem is that it largely does not and won't produce major results. Everyone hopes it will, but fat chance.

Its akin right now to telling people in 1999 that Yahoo! was not such a hot investment.

In the end though Leiberman is talking trash. If he were to get elected he wouldn't do a damn thing. A few industry big shots will start complaining (and threatening) and hence Leiberman would cave in record time.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

Agree. And the problem is no just in the semiconductor field.
I've been on all the threads regarding the outsourcing/offshoring of high-tech (and the H-1B and L-1 visas), trying to make as much noise about national security as I can.
What incentive will our brightest minds have to create the next technology and keep our technological lead if they cannot get a job in high-tech?
Now our personal databases are being run by foreigners in their countries. That's your medical, financial, insurance and telecommunication info.
America's engineers and programmers are losing their jobs to foreigners at an amazingly fast rate.
Here's a link to a website with more links and info:
http://www.h1b.info/bookmarks.php

Write your congressmen and Homeland Security.