[Chancellor Palpatine]

We don't have theoretical heroes, and don't feel it necessary to gank the writings of some egghead to support pragmatism.

Geez, if you dorks of the far left and far right would learn that political, legal and economic philosophers do what they do because they can't make their way through the real world, your lives would make a whole hell of a lot more sense, and be lots more fun.

[Cacophonous]

How is the loss of manufacturing capability pragmatic, and how is it good for the US? Why is it pragmatic that electronics components to the guidance systems in cruise missiles and stealth fighters are made in Japan? Why is it a good thing that we import half of our steel from the far east?

Or is your definition of pragmatic tied strictly to your bottom line, and without any sense of obligation to your country? Is the fattening of your wallet, and your ability to buy a cheaper widget, more important that the economic sovereignty of your country?