Obama just doing his job

Obama is doing what only someone in his position can do, correct the reckless stupidity of greed motivated globalization with political measures (protectionism).

American (or any) companies have be to looked at as purely capitalist entities devoid of any ethics or sense of national interest. Protectionism is about providing a level playing field for wages with your international trading partners - that playing field doesn't exist at the moment and without it the US economy, along with numerous other western economies, are heading down the toilet. Politicians may not be the best business minds but it's unfathomable how readily they have swallowed the pro-globalization bullshit of big business lobby groups. Those f*ckers are only looking at personal profits not the impact on society.

About time a politician started to work for the people he was elected to represent!