Isn't there a law against hate speech?  Or hate crimes?  Or something?  Isn't it a hate crime to engage in hate speech in a campaign?  Especially if you hate NAFTA.

Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, wishes that were so.  Obama and Clinton are sparring over who opposes NAFTA more.  They are messing up his placebo talk, the wacko free trader talking points.  "We need more trade"  even if the trade is us buying too much stuff, with huge debt and a crashing stock market.  "We need more transnational investment" even if it means selling U.S. companies to foreign governments. 

"Stop Hating on NAFTA" his op-ed today is titled.  Hilarious.

America is the world's No. 1 exporter, with $1.6 trillion in exports of goods and services last year; 2007 also marked our fourth consecutive year of double-digit export growth. Trade plays a significant role in our nation's economic growth, contributing 26 percent of the increase in real gross domestic product last year. NAFTA also accounted for a third of our overall goods exports in 2007. This trade benefits American workers who make the products we send abroad, American farmers who grow the agricultural exports, and American families and consumers who have more choices in our stores.

Yup.  Just talk about exports.  Too many imports?  Doesn't fit the talking points.  Never mind.

Taking a "timeout" on trade is akin to standing still at a moment when the rest of the world is moving forward and becoming more competitive.

No Carlos.  A timeout means that you stop digging when you are in a big friggin' hole.  You and your buddies dug the hole, and need not be upset when those of us being economically crushed make you hand over the shovel.

But Obama and Clinton?  Those hateful haters and their hate speech. 

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