Republican economic illiteracy

As with so many issues, one is left to wonder if Republicans are cynically pushing an issue they know not to be an issue or if they are just ignorant -- in this case of basic economics. We are deep into a trough of massive trade imbalances, and yet the latest Republican meme is that Obama is destroying the country by way of a weakening dollar. I suspect, in the case of Palin and Drudge, the answer to the question is a little bit of both: they are cynical and ignorant.

As a party, they must be kept as far away as possible from governing this country.