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Reader Jameson Campaigne is as pissed at the Bush administration for not more articulately standing against protectionism as he is at protectionism itself. Here are his thoughts on how the administration should react to the latest anti-China bill in the Senate:

The way for Bush and the moron public relations people in the White House to handle the China trade issue is to personalize it for the typical American. Someone should do the research, correct my economics, to plug in the real numbers, but say it this way:

"Do you want your childrens' clothing and toys to cost five [?] times as much as they do today?

"Do you want midwest, southern western farmers to lose their best customer for soybeans and cotton and more, putting hundreds of thousands of farmers out of work?

"Do you want the cost of your cell phone, personal computer, kitchen appliances and housewares all to cost five [?] times as much as they do today?

"Do you want interest rates for your car loan, your mortgage, your child's college loan to go up past ten percent because the Chinese can no longer afford to buy our government bonds at five percent?

"Do you realize that massive employment in the United States will result from harming the Chinese economy because XX per cent of the factories in China are owned or controlled by American companies whose American workers ship, distribute and sell their products here?

"If you want to keep your job and your cost of living low, please call your senator and congressman at 202-224-3121 and tell them to support my veto of this dangerous legislation."

Easy to put this in a TV ad, improve the rhetoric and to ask for $20 from "all Americans who wish to spread this message about preserving our low cost of living to every voter." Also in direct mail and email.

Isn't it astounding the Bush idiots have not repeatedly -- like every week! -- told Americans how wonderul the current economy is -- everyone working, unemployment at record lows, salaries continuously rising, welfare dropping like a stone -- they really are The Stupid Party.

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