shrub's steel tariffs probably did suck; so does the WTO and the IMF.
i think the author was trying to offset the clinton/gore style and the shrub style rather than state either is, or was, progressive. any fool knows, there's nothing progressive about the shrub group, or clinton. overall, it appears the author succeeded. also, the emphasis seems to be on the continuation of policy at several levels from one administration -- dem or repub -- to another, no matter how bad the policy is.
>>there's a meaningful difference between a punch and a counterpunch. since
>>you find sports boring and have no idea what it is, you might ask a
>>friend who understands boxing to explain it.
>
>As I understand it, a counterpunch is a punch delivered in reply to an
>attacking punch. It's still a punch.
>
>Doug
it's a bit more subtle than that: a dollar and a dime are both money, but not equivalent. a reply to an attack must be timed and accurate to be effective. it involves taking advantage of an opening left by a thrown punch. it's a quick return, tending to take the strength out of an opponent's attack when executed properly.
similar to a riposte in fencing.
since we're doing boxing 101, there's a difference between boxing styles of "punchers" and "boxers" which is too detailed to go into here.
a punch by any other name is not a punch.
R
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