tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post315468584719846032..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Deeply DishonestGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-31453639571126043352015-05-20T19:20:17.488-04:002015-05-20T19:20:17.488-04:00Welfare reform, I think it was. Nicely timed, now...Welfare reform, I think it was. Nicely timed, now that I think about it, since it came right before the departure of all those jobs. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-62035561725763033292015-05-20T19:06:33.227-04:002015-05-20T19:06:33.227-04:00Well, Bill Clinton gifted us with NAFTA and MFN fo...Well, Bill Clinton gifted us with NAFTA and MFN for the ChiComs, following which nearly 40% of US manufacturing jobs departed.<br /><br />It's all very nice to talk about the "educated" workforce, so long as one can ignore Nature in the person of the Bell Curve.<br /><br />(The Progressives really, really, really, don't like to admit to Nature's laws, do they?)<br /><br />What "gift" did the slightly-educated get from that exchange?Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-14289857484055739452015-05-20T11:53:33.371-04:002015-05-20T11:53:33.371-04:00Exactly. And how much lube will be required for th...Exactly. And how much lube will be required for this "benefit"?ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-14236376043759479572015-05-19T21:09:24.810-04:002015-05-19T21:09:24.810-04:00I wonder about the existence of this "trade b...I wonder about the existence of this "trade benefit." Benefit for whom, I wonder?Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-35936170542469754592015-05-19T20:45:43.529-04:002015-05-19T20:45:43.529-04:00The sole reason to keep anything secret from allie...The sole reason to keep anything secret from allies/countrymen, is because it is thought they will have serious objections if they know the content.<br /> Therefore, Obama already knows a large set of the population will be upset by knowing the content.ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-82933412565907635962015-05-19T19:32:05.117-04:002015-05-19T19:32:05.117-04:00@Grim. Nevah gonna happen. The question in my mind...@Grim. Nevah gonna happen. The question in my mind: Is the poison pill that is certainly there worse than the clear overall trade benefit that Obama recognises but doesn't dare reveal to the Democrats?<br /><br />That's a very tough choice.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS71O0sYTfkAssistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-33081001437452346762015-05-19T18:59:49.255-04:002015-05-19T18:59:49.255-04:00I'm of the opinion that he's probably righ...I'm of the opinion that he's probably right about the merits as well. But I could be wrong about that. If they want my support, all they have to do is show me what we're being asked to agree to do and I'll consider it fairly. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-10829665088715102015-05-19T18:54:08.809-04:002015-05-19T18:54:08.809-04:00I'm not sure why I should take this Kerry-Edwa...I'm not sure why I should take this Kerry-Edwards man's characterization of the TPP at all seriously.<br /><br />His objection to the secrecy of it is valid, though.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com