believe me. george washington said that the promotion of domestic manufacturing will be among the first consequences to flow from an energetic government. alexander hamilton spoke frequently of the expediency of encouraging manufacturing in -- in, in -- the united states. and listen to this. the first republican president, abraham lincoln, warned that, "the abandonment of the protective policy by the american government will produce want and ruin among our people." he understood it much better than our current politicians. that's why he was abraham lincoln. i guess.

we're getting close to the bottom. many many people think that these regulations are an even greater impediment than the fact