While we are at it, I would like to hear the comparative advantage kool-aid drinkers tell us if there are any industries at all where the US has a comparative advantage. Does national security ever fit into the picture? How about the general welfare of the nation? Do you seriously believe that Europe will accept the notion that we build better aircraft, so they should just deep six Airbus? Free trade is not about us, we have free trade. Free trade is about everyone else. They are not going to give up their sovereignty, so why should we?
And a final point, please show us where products are actually getting cheaper. What happened to all those cheap Japanese cars? The reality is that free trade allows compaines to drive down wages and increase profits. Not a bad idea unless you happen to be one of the many who have lost a job, or your livelihood now that you have to compete against the rest of the world for a job. If that is the kind of country you want to have then fine. Just don't bitch when the dems win seats with class-warfare rhetoric.