Why Obama's blocked foreign companies with the world's most advanced oil skimming ships from helping with the Gulf oil spill...

It's the UNIONS stupid!

CARPE DIEM: What Do Protectionism, Union Power and Jones Act Have to Do with the Cleanup in the Gulf? A LOT

Protectionism never helps an economy

Trade Wars Brewing In Economic Malaise
Outrage in Canada as U.S. Firms Sever Ties To Obey Stimulus Rules

By Anthony Faiola and Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, May 15, 2009

Is this what the first trade war of the global economic crisis looks like?

If so, it's pretty ugly and gonna get much worse...