Protectionism Doesn't Sell

Interesting historical tidbit from Andrew Roth at The Club For Growth

One other note on Smoot-Hawley is that after 1932 neither one of them was in office. Sen. Smoot (R-UT) was defeated in Nov 1932 and Rep. Willis Hawley (R-OR) was defeated in his bid to be renominated by the GOP in 1932. Not sure if he lost in a primary or a caucus and what the issues were that kept [him] from the nomination.

Roth says "Schumer and Graham should pay heed to history." Perhaps a little homage to Larry Kudlow, who calls them "Smoot Schumer" and "Hawley Graham."

Politics Posted by jk at September 27, 2006 2:15 PM