This article, an opinion piece, called on the author's opinion for research as well as its object. It is contains a large amount of rhetoric that could be applied to any anti-Obama article and then re-purposed to provide a shell for the tariff subject. It is a nonsense article. It discusses no possible motives for the unpopular opinion and it cites none of the proponents of the action. It is a factory spec fear piece, neglecting what could be valuable objections.

Infomative analysis of President Obama’s decision to impose a 35% tariff on imported Chinese tires. This article gives a reasonable opinion on how this affects the G20's goal to avoid protectionist measures during the economic crisis. An insightful read, citing factual evidence from credible sources, with helpful context.

This article assumes that free trade does not include any concerns about wage differences or sales below costs. Perhaps it is time to reconsider manufacturing as well as banking. Perhaps addressing an issue on Friday afternoon is intended to give journalism time more time to think broadly.

This article presents a very right-wing, wrong-headed view of geopolitics and how the global economy functions. As other nations continually increase tariffs while the US keeps reducing or eliminating them, we continue to force industry off our lands and into foreign pockets. Well-paying manufacturing jobs continue to vanish, eroding the ability of our economic foundation--We the People--to purchase goods and services. Supply-side economics is now a proven failure. Demand-side economics is a long-proven success. It's about time we begin returning to it.

The only thing I would add to this article is to use the comparison of Hoover and what he did during the Great Depression. Basically, Obama is following the MISTAKES of that administration. Protectionism is NOT the way out of our economic problems, it's actually right back in to them. So why would you do this, Mr. President?