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Brooks is a DB. I won't debate that point. I was baffled last week, however, when democrats refused to discuss strengthening protections in the deal, and instead opted to just torpedo it. It was a cynical move motivated by politics instead of sound policy. Also, the US's manufacturing base is bigger than before nafta was signed. The number of workers needed are not as great, but it's a myth that we don't have capacity, even if great numbers of goods are produced elsewhere. That said, I totally agree that producing goods is the backbone of economies, and brooks' insistence that we focus on services is misguided.