Kudos to Rep. Adam Smith,

Kudos to Rep. Adam Smith, (D., WA)

Another Drezner post, this one calling attention to Smith's constructive approach to the outsourcing issue:

"A tip of the cap from everyone here at danieldrezner.com to U.S. Representative Adam Smith. Beyond the unbelievably cool-sounding name, Smith has acted like a responsible grown-up on the offshore outsourcing issue. His one op-ed on the subject didn't demagogue the issue, and offered an eminently sensible, constructive request -- expanding coverage of Trade Adjustment Assistance to include service sector workers. No hysterical claims that offshoring was destoying the American economy, or even his district. Just a sensible policy proposal and an appropriate request for more information. Also, in contrast to the aforementioned unions, it appeared he's actually read the GAO report.

A politician who seems reasonably well-informed and resists scapegoating a non-issue. Damn, that's refreshing."

The compliments come in the course of a post on a recent Government Accountability Office report on offshore outsourcing:"The GAO's Rorshach test on offshore outsourcing"