Seems to me that there is a reality disconnect in this story. . . as though Yahoo should have defied the Chinese government and protected the actions of subscribers who had been labeled as subversive by that government.

HHHmmmm… let’s think this through, the democrats in congress are telling American businesses to protect people seen by hostile governments as subversive. Yet when the CIA used a front company as cover for a covert operation that was wrong?

Oh, I forgot, we’re talking about democrats here, reality is what ever they believe it is until they need to believe it is something else.

rockhauler on November 6, 2007 at 10:56 PM

The madness began with Nixon in China and continues.
profitsbeard on November 7, 2007 at 12:15 AM

Overstated, perhaps, for effect?

I dislike the application of blame to Nixon; his rapprochement with China defused a hostile environment, and it was for reasons other than economic.

Unfortunately, correct in that it led to increased trade, perhaps making the case for import tariffs for political reasons and accepting the resulting economic inefficiencies.

Also correct if you believe that hostilities between the US and China continue, just on a different battle field. I thought the same thing about Japan, but it appears we have won both of those battles, and may yet win this one.

It also makes the case that economics has no conscience, and free market capitalism without a conscience is your corner drug dealer selling crack to high school kids.

Meanwhile our economic situation degrades day by day, and I don’t see any politician suggesting an appropriate remedy.

rockhauler on November 7, 2007 at 1:34 AM