Initial Post

I thought that I was a liberal Republican, until I read the Intro and the first 22 pages of this book, the Hollowing of America. Wow, I may not be a full-on left wing democrat, but there is no way I can classify myself as a Republican in light of the political implications exposed in the first of chapters of this book. America is exporting its industrial capital, intellectual capital, and financial capital. We are exporting our competitive advantage. We are rotting from the inside out, and we will continue to unless we drastic measures to reverse course.