The issue is it was stated as a way to stimulate jobs. It was the promise. Now, as the experts (McConnell, et al) are letting the novice (Obama) know...hey man your forgetting the political implications...you can't do that.
Some how countries like Japan and China are able to dictate what will or will not be sold or brought into their country and some how the rest of the world grumbles and go about their business.
There is absolutely no reason to not encourage (or enforce) buying American.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with putting America first.
Some of us are over the rest of the world standing at our door step with their hand out.....and the same will never put that hand in their pocket when America needs something.
My position...very simple...NON PARTISAN...it is time for the USA to stop being the benefactor of the rest of the world...when we have these so called major economic issues at home.
As long as we continue to be reluctant to let the rest of the world know we are serious about ourselves first...then they will continue to chuckle as they walk over, past or around us as they see fit.
It is nice be be worldly and helpful and all that other non sense that does not put a dollar in our pockets at a time when ALL, both parties are chanting every day about how bad it is....how much worse it is going to get....the post office is about to go belly up (their hand is out), prices of everything we need to survive are going up...many of you talk about how we just willy nilly print money to solve problems...
It is time to worry about the USA first and when we have the time and the money we can worry about the others.
Let the rest of the world grumble about us like we do about Japan and China....they will get over it. And when (if) our economy improves, they will benefit from it.
Until then.....they get in line behind us.
I do fully realize that I have wasted all these key strokes because the politics of our government are far more oriented to the needs of OTHER THAN WE THE PEOPLE.... to expect anything different to happen.

For me but American...if you don't have a job or can't pay your mortgage or can't buy food for the table....eat your imports!!!

BTK