And yes, we did have protectionist policies, and yes, the cost us tremendously. The Smoot-Hawley tariff is estimated to have cost us 5% of GNP, or the equivalent of the Navigation Acts AND the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s combined. Yep, them's smart policies. Thank God ol' Patty isn't in charge, because things would already have gotten worse.
It would seem that the overwhelming majority of voters realize this, too, considering the fact that Herr Oberst Buchanan failed to convince about 99% of them to vote for him last time.
Hey, but on the bright side, Patso DID manage to utterly destroy the Reform Party. What a leader!
It is beyond comprehension that so many presumably intelligent, well-informed people still think he's some kind of Messiah. P.T. Barnum was right...
Huh? Man, you seem hysterical. LOL!
And yes, we did have protectionist policies, and yes, the cost us tremendously.
Cost us? This country was built great under protectionist policies. Look at what we have now! At this rate in five years, we will no longer manufacture anything, and another 5 million jobs will be exported. You think this is a good thing?