Don't be SILLY. Of course it's young Bush's fault.
After all, young Bush proposed NAFTA in.. when was it?
In three separate ceremonies in the three capitals on Dec. 17, 1992, President Bush, Mexican President Salinas, and Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney signed the historic North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The framework agreement proposed to eliminate restrictions on the flow of goods, services, and investment in North America. The House of Representatives approved NAFTA, by a vote of 234 to 200 on November 17, 1993, and the Senate voted 60 to 38 for approval on November 20. It was signed into law by President Clinton on December 8, 1993, and took effect on January 1, 1994.
Ok, Ok... old Bush started it and Clinton signed it into law. Why didn't Clinton veto that badboy anyway?
Now, this "Most Favored Nation" stuff with China. The younger Bush proposed that.... when was it again?
In accordance with this procedure, the President, on October 23, 1979, transmitted to Congress the trade agreement with China, signed on July 7, 1979, its proclamation (Pres. Proc. 4697; 44 F.R. 61161), and the executive order (E.O. 12167; 44 F.R. 61167) granting to China the Jackson-Vanik waiver (H.Doc. 96-209). The agreement was approved by Congress on January 24, 1980 (H.Con.Res. 204, 96th Congress) and entered into force (together with the reciprocal grant of the MFN status, which it contains in addition to all other provisions required by section 405(b) of the Trade Act of 1974) on February 1, 1980.
Whaaaat? Young Bush wasn't President in 1979? WTF? CARTER was Prez in '79. How'd young Bush do that?
Anyway... EVERYBODY just KNOWS it's all Young Bush's fault. And we can fix it in a jiffy without subsidizing our US industries and without cheating on our worldwide committment to "free trade".
Ooooooooooh yeah. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Get used to it. When some guy in China will work 12 hour days, 6 days a week for a tiny fraction of the US wage for that work, your US jobs are LEAVING. Don't matter who is in the Oval Office and it don't matter what anyone says.
You want free trade? You got it. Now live with it.