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Originally Posted by jopperm2 I saw a great deal of ag subsidies being abused during my ubbringing in the agricultural midwest. I'd hate to see my lovely homeland go to waste, but my conservative pocketbook morals say pull the plug. I'm sure it won't happen though. |
I doubt the Republicans in Congress from the Midwest and South would ever approve it, Jop. As much as they scream continuously for Free Trade, they'll line up in favor of protectionist policies when it concerns their states and their presence in Congress. And of course, Bush is the same. He wouldn't dare have said this if it stood a chance of passage, because it could have cost the Republicans the the Congress in 2006, and the White House in 2008.