Hey, Defense industry workers...

[FrodeMk3]

It hasn't since the 727. The 757, 767, 777 have all had parts made outside the US. This is how Boeing falls in favorable eyes of other countries and country airlines, by giving them a piece of the pie. 

Yeah, but what about Military aircraft, Rip? Like the F/A-18?

[Stringer]

I love how liberals conveniently forget history. 


NAFTA was initially pursued by politicians in the United States and Canada supportive of free trade, led by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and the Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The three countries signed NAFTA in December 1992, subject to ratification by the legislatures of the three countries. There was considerable opposition in all three countries. In the United States, NAFTA was able to secure passage after Bill Clinton made its passage a major legislative priority in 1993. Since the agreement had been signed by Bush under his fast-track prerogative, Clinton did not alter the original agreement, but complemented it with the aforementioned NAAEC and NAALC. After intense political debate and the negotiation of these side agreements, the U.S. House of Representatives passed NAFTA on November 17, 1993

The vote went as follows:

After intense political debate and the negotiation of these side agreements, the U.S. House of Representatives passed NAFTA on November 17, 1993, by 234-200 vote (132 Republicans and 102 Democrats voting in favor; 43 Republicans, 156 Democrats, and 1 independent against),[6] and the U.S. Senate passed it on the last day of its 1993 session, November 20, 1993, by 61-38 vote (34 Republicans and 27 Democrats voting in favor; 10 Republicans and 28 Democrats against, with 1 Democrat opponent not voting -- 

Personnally, I think we had to do this in light of the EU forming....

[Lumpy]

So NAFTA is sort of like the beginnings of the American Union?

[DREDIOCK]

The vote went as follows:

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After intense political debate and the negotiation of these side agreements, the U.S. House of Representatives passed NAFTA on November 17, 1993, by 234-200 vote (132 Republicans and 102 Democrats voting in favor; 43 Republicans, 156 Democrats, and 1 independent against),[6] and the U.S. Senate passed it on the last day of its 1993 session, November 20, 1993, by 61-38 vote (34 Republicans and 27 Democrats voting in favor; 10 Republicans and 28 Democrats against, with 1 Democrat opponent not voting -- 

Just goes to show the silliness of This party did this to screw up the country or this party did that to screw up the country.
the fact is everything thats been done to screw up the country. BOTH sides had a sizable hand in.
NEITHER size can claim innocence and NEITHER side can point a finger of blame.
In this case just under half of the democrats voted in favor. with just over half voting against in each case.

THAT is a sizable enough number to include the Democrats in the blame game.

Speaking of NAFTA
Seem the Dept of Agriculture still thinks it a good deal
Dept of Agriculture NAFDA fact sheet
http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/factsheets/NAFTA.asp