[Moonman62]

So you (actually the guy you cut-n-pasted from) are arguing that it is incorrect to say that American manufacturing has declined since 1950? Bologna! American manufacturing has been gutted.

Let's see. I can believe Bruce Bartlett, who is confident enough to publish his opinions in widely distributed media, or I can believe an insecure flake who is playing 20 questions on FR when he should be calling into the Art Bell Show instead. That's a tough one </sarcasm>