Comments on: Why It’s Enough to Make You Choke on a Pretzel

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 22:46:39 +0000

Okay, explain the brilliant politics behind this Christopher? Everybody seems to be on the same page that the steel tariffs actually cost more jobs than it saved and did nothing to help gain support for Bush in Pennsylvania. So explain the brilliance here for us morons.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:16:11 +0000

Calm down, Steve! Jeeez. Have a heart attack or something!

You're either a liberal who wants to get in his punches, or a moronic conservative that doesn't understand politics.

Which is it?

By: Fersboo

Fersboo — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:02:23 +0000

The final ruling from the WTO didnâ��t come through until 2001.

Are we talking past each other, or are you trying to be cute? I understand that the final ruling was issued after George W was sworn in as President, but my contention is that the prior administration was the party to the case in the WTO. Was the WTO supposed to re-try the entire case because we elected a new President? Would the WTO not have outlawed the FSC if AlGore was elected? A reasonable person would answer no to both of those questions.

By: jpe

jpe — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:43:30 +0000

I am pretty sure that the arguments by the US to the WTO in favor of the FSC were made well before George W. was elected the 43rd POTUS.

The final ruling from the WTO didn't come through until 2001.

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:08:04 +0000

AMLO Burlesconi?...

KC Johnson at HNN links what he characterizes as a “peculiar” op-ed column by NYU history professor Greg Grandin that concludes that centuries-old mistrust of the United States in Latin America would be ameliorated by the administration jo...

By: Ugh

Ugh — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:40:33 +0000

This is the same President has done nothing about the Foreign Sales Corporation Tax (which The WTO considers a defacto subsidy).

I'm fairly certain that the FSC was repealed, including the grandfathering. Not that that excuses Bush's other non-sense.

By: Don Surber

Don Surber — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:48:41 +0000

NYT: Bush vindicated on the economy...

On the other hand, Steve Virdon at Outside the Beltway caught Bush telling a whopper about free trade. I agree, Steve!...

By: don surber

don surber — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:38:46 +0000

Good catch!

By: Fersboo

Fersboo — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:35:27 +0000

I was preparing 1120-FSC returns for major clients in 1999 and 2000. We knew then that the FSC was heading out to pasture due to the stink that the WTO was putting up. I am pretty sure that the arguments by the US to the WTO in favor of the FSC were made well before George W. was elected the 43rd POTUS.

By: floyd

floyd — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:47:21 +0000

steve; i was shocked when i read the nonsense bush was spewing above! thank you for the reassuring words of comment that followed.i thought bush was a treasonous sellout to the WTO, but you're saying that there's hope yet. eventhough there's not; it still sounds good.keep up the good work!