Manufacturing Tsar ...or Czar

[Wannaplan?]

President Bush wants to have a new post, a Manufacturing Czar. I don't know too much about this, other than the Prez was talking about it way back around Labor Day. I've done a Google search, but nothing substantive turned up. What does the...

...Throbbing Brain know? Any new developments on the Manufacturing Czar front? I have a master plan client that has some manufacturing outposts that are humming. Good news around here while the rest of Michigan seems to be imploding its manufacturing sector. Governor Granholm wants to create a Manufacturing Czar - http://www.michigan.gov/printerFriendly/0,1687,7-154--80884--,00.html - and I've got some stuff that might help out my client on the State level. I'm looking to see what might be available at the Federal level. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[jordanb]

What could they possibly do? Get us out of the WTO?

 

[donk]

Get us out of the WTO?

Not necessary to opt out of the WTO, you can just keep ignoring it like you do now. (pulp wood, lumber are a few recent examples)

 

[iamme]

Don't forget steel.