Obama to China: keep your tires

[CountDeMoney]

Great.  You leave Russia and now you are gravitating toward China.

he craves powerful cock.

At least I don't crave big black cock rabbits.

You fail at Languish trivia.  Now go swallow Lester Holmes' baby batter on MSNBC.

[The Minsky Moment]

WTF?  Maybe I missed it in the article, but on what grounds is this tariff punitive, other than for loss of American jobs?  Is this Obama's version of steel tariffs?

the unique terms of China's WTO succession were such that under certain conditions, other members could impose restrictions on imports even if the usual conditions for doing so (valid retaliation) were not present.  Import restrictions can be imposed if there is an "import surge" that threatens domestic business.  The surge mechanism was put in place because of the fear that there could be a disruptive effect in transititioning to Chinese WTO membership.

However, if the chinese trade guy is correct, there is no import surge and imports have actually been declining.  I think this is more obama paying back constituencies than sound trade policy.

[Valmy]

I think this is more obama paying back constituencies than sound trade policy.

[Warspite]

Normally I would say that I'm tyring of all this Obama-bashing, and that it is really just retreading old ground. But I'm now thinking that my inflated expectations have been punctured.

[DGuller]

  Puns blow.

[Syt]

Normally I would say that I'm tyring of all this Obama-bashing, and that it is really just retreading old ground. But I'm now thinking that my inflated expectations have been punctured.

Best keep low profile, then.

[DGuller]

These puns fall flat, IMO.

[Warspite]

These puns fall flat, IMO.

You're really deflating the atmosphere.

[MadImmortalMan]

So Obama's inflated the issue to the level of Bush's steel-belted tariffs. Hopefully, the next rotation will bring in someone who can puncture the sidewalls and send this protectionist pattern into a skid.

[Faeelin]

Hrmm. I wonder if this is supposed to appease the unions for the fact health reform won't include their major demands?

[Jaron]

I Rubber you Wu whatever you say bounce off me stick to you!

[The Minsky Moment]

This punning is getting really tired.

[Ed Anger]

Hu's on first.

[Admiral Yi]

Hrmm. I wonder if this is supposed to appease the unions for the fact health reform won't include their major demands?

Hopefully it's an attempt to appease them for failure to pass The Blackmail Everyone Into Joining a Union Act of 2009.