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November 18, 2003
Yes, Virginia
Virginia Postrel, former editor of Reason magazine, is a pretty committed libertarian though I suspect she is also committed to tactical voting in close races. I recommend her books and blog for reading. That said, the following is hardly an endorsement for any of the Democratic candidates, or even "the" Democratic candidate come next November. However, she does make an interesting point:
The Rove Tariffs, as Andrew Sullivan calls them, don't just hurt California, a state Bush won't win anyway. The tariffs hurt the American economy as a whole, they hurt America's credibility abroad, and they definitely hurt the administration's credibility on economic issues. If there's one thing Candidate Bush appeared to believe in his heart of hearts, it was that free trade is good. If you can't trust him on a small, obvious policy issue like this one, how can you trust him on more difficult questions?
Posted by Chris at November 18, 2003 04:41 PM
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