Crossposted at NotGeniuses.com
President Bush, faced with slumping poll numbers over his handling of the economy, presented himself as a champion of free trade on Tuesday in a speech that warned of "isolationists" threatening U.S. economic strength and job growth.In remarks that seemed aimed at Democratic critics, including his presidential challenger John Kerry, the Republican president who once imposed tariffs on steel imports criticized those in the United States who he said doubted the country's ability to compete in world markets.
"There are economic isolationists in our country who believe we should separate ourselves from the rest of the world by raising up barriers and closing off markets. They're wrong," Bush said...
I'd call this a sick joke except that Bush's trade policies are just as lethal as do those policies linked to his lies about Iraq.