Census won't buy American

If the Tea Party movement gave a shit, it would be attacking "free trade" instead of crying about how rough Big Business supposedly has it.

Now it turns out that promotional materials for the U.S. census - such as hats and keychains - aren't even made in America. They're made in China.

What has the federal government come to when it won't even buy American?

A group of federal lawmakers is outraged - and now there's a bill in Congress that would keep American workers from being deserted like this. Its sponsor, Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Michigan), said that because China is blocking American companies, America should start blocking Chinese goods.

Schauer noted in an op-ed that small businesses in his district were suffering because of unfair competition from China.

But the bill might run into trouble from "free trade" ideologues. "Free trade" seems to mean that in America, every country's laws apply except American laws.

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/20/868176/-Unbelievable:-US-Census-promo-materials-made-in-China!)