[kms61]

"The truth is that manufacturing is doing just fine in every way except employment."

Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?

The free trader pundits clearly are feeling the heat and have their talking points. What they fail to comprehend is that none of their statistics mean a damn thing to a man whose job has been outsourced.

If the Republicans don't get a handle on this, come November 2004 they'll be trying to get the license plate number of the truck that hit them.

[Wolfie]

However, few economists would judge the health or sickness of any industry solely based on employment.

Correcttion, few employed economists...

[holdmuhbeer]

If the Republicans don't get a handle on this, come November 2004 they'll be trying to get the license plate number of the truck that hit them.

Agreed, I'm one of those folks in the center and we make and break elections. You folks on the far right and far left are robots and will vote straight repub and dem everytime no matter what. Its people like me that decide it and the first respectable candidate that addresses this problem gets my vote. Flame away but thats just the way it is.