IT SHOULDN'T matter whether you're conservative or liberal, for globalization or against: Some trade bills are so obviously beneficial and unobjectionable that there's no excuse for letting them languish. This is the case with a raft of measures that would extend trade preferences for poor countries -- preferences due to expire at the end of the year. Failing to renew them would not save American jobs or advance any other national interest; rather, it would disrupt the economies of U.S. trading partners and create another excuse for foreigners to resent the United States. The lame-duck session of Congress provides a chance to avoid that outcome, but there's no guarantee members will act....
Can't Be Bothered
IT SHOULDN'T matter whether you're conservative or liberal, for globalization or against: Some trade bills are so obviously beneficial and unobjectionable that there's no excuse for letting them languish. This is the case with a raft of measures that would extend trade preferences for poor countries -- preferences due to expire at the end of the year. Failing to renew them would not save American jobs or advance any other national interest; rather, it would disrupt the economies of U.S. trading partners and create another excuse for foreigners to resent the United States. The lame-duck session of Congress provides a chance to avoid that outcome, but there's no guarantee members will act....